A Wyoming anonymous LLC is an ordinary Wyoming LLC whose public filings name no owner. The articles must list only the company name, the registered agent and its Wyoming street address (W.S. 17-29-201(b)), and an organizer such as your filing service can sign. Privacy ends where banks, the IRS or a court require disclosure.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Wyoming Secretary of State fee schedule (effective July 1, 2026) and Wyoming Statutes Titles 17 and 40 reviewed November 10, 2026. Confirm current fees with the Secretary of State before filing.
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The forks in the road.
What the articles must state
The LLC name, the street address of the initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent, with the agent's signed consent (W.S. 17-29-201(b) and (c)). Members and managers are not on the required list.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Who may sign
One or more persons may act as organizers by signing and delivering the articles (W.S. 17-29-201(a)). The organizer does not have to be a member.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Annual report contents
The statute asks for the Wyoming asset figure and the address of the principal office, certified by the treasurer or other fiscal agent (W.S. 17-29-209(a)).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Your agent still knows who you are
Every entity must give its registered agent the name, mailing and physical address and phone of a designated communications contact, who cannot be the agent itself (W.S. 17-28-104(d)).
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Federal beneficial ownership reporting
FinCEN's current rule exempts companies created in the United States from beneficial ownership information reporting. Check FinCEN's BOI page before relying on this, because the rule has changed more than once.
www.fincen.govWhat to have ready
- Decide who will be named as organizer
- Choose a registered agent with a Wyoming street address
- Pick a principal office address you are comfortable seeing on the annual report
- Name a designated communications contact for the agent
- Get the EIN (the IRS will ask for a responsible party)
- Keep the operating agreement private, in your own records
Wyoming Anonymous LLC: What Stays Off the Public Record
Wyoming Anonymous LLC: What Stays Off the Public Record
Wyoming first-year cost
State fees (at cost)
$100.00
Our service fee
$149.00
Registered agent
$199.00
First-year total
$448.00
Budget at least $60 of license tax for the first annual report, due on the first day of your anniversary month next year. Online card payments to the state carry a 2.4% fee ($1 minimum).
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What the public record shows for a Wyoming LLC
The Articles of Organization are the first public document. Wyoming's statute lists exactly three required items: the company name, which must meet W.S. 17-29-108; the street address of the initial registered office; and the name of the initial registered agent at that office. The agent signs a written consent to appointment that goes in with the articles. That is the whole required list in W.S. 17-29-201(b).
Nothing in that list is a member or manager. The articles may contain other statements if you choose (W.S. 17-29-201(d)), and that is where privacy is often lost by accident: if you add a manager clause naming yourself, your name is on the record. If you keep the articles to the required items, the public filing shows the company, the agent and the agent's address.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Who signs the articles
The person who signs is the organizer. Wyoming allows one or more persons to act as organizers (W.S. 17-29-201(a)), and an organizer is not required to be a member. When we file, the filing is signed on your behalf, so your name is not the signature on the public document.
The articles become effective when filed, unless they state a delayed effective date. Once filed, the Secretary of State's filing is conclusive proof that the organizer met the conditions for formation (W.S. 17-29-201(e)).
Source: wyoleg.gov
The annual report and the principal office address
Each year the LLC files a report certifying its capital, property and assets located and employed in Wyoming and giving the address of its principal office (W.S. 17-29-209(a)). Think about that address early. If it is your home, your home address is on a public filing every year. Many owners use a business address, a virtual office or the address of the business they operate.
Wyoming has no newspaper publication requirement for a new LLC, which some states use and which puts owner details in print.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Where privacy stops
Your registered agent must hold the name, mailing address, physical address and business phone of a designated communications contact: a member, manager or officer authorized to receive communications from the agent (W.S. 17-28-104(d)). The contact cannot be the agent or the agent's employee unless the agent is also a member or officer. So the agent always knows who to call. The agent must also keep the names and addresses of the company's managers or officers (W.S. 17-28-107(a)(v)). The Secretary of State can examine those agent records, but must hold them confidential except for information already in public filings, releasing them only under a court-ordered subpoena or to a law enforcement agency for a criminal investigation (W.S. 17-28-108(c)).
The IRS asks for a responsible party when you apply for an EIN. Banks apply their own customer identification rules. And in a lawsuit, a court can order the company to identify its members. A Wyoming anonymous LLC is a privacy tool for public records, not a way to hide from law enforcement, lenders or courts.
Wyoming also lets the Secretary of State forfeit the articles of a company that provides false information to its registered agent or is owned or controlled by a foreign adversary as defined in federal regulations, unless approved by CFIUS (W.S. 17-29-705(c)).
Source: wyoleg.gov
Federal BOI reporting status
The Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting was narrowed by FinCEN. Its current rule exempts companies created in the United States, which includes a Wyoming LLC, from filing beneficial ownership information. Foreign companies registered to do business in the United States are treated differently. Because the rules have changed several times, check FinCEN's BOI page on the day you form.
Source: www.fincen.gov
A practical privacy setup
A common setup is a Wyoming LLC with our registered agent, the filing signed by us as organizer, a business principal office address and an operating agreement kept in your own records. If you want the owner of a property or a brand to be one step removed, a Wyoming holding company can own the operating LLC, so the operating LLC's public records point to another company rather than to a person.
Starter is $149 plus the $100 state fee. Our registered agent is $199 per year. If you need the EIN, we can get it for $99.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Wyoming law and SOS rules behind this.
| Topic | Wyoming rule | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| What the articles must state | The LLC name, the street address of the initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent, with the agent's signed consent (W.S. 17-29-201(b) and (c)). Members and managers are not on the required list. | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Who may sign | One or more persons may act as organizers by signing and delivering the articles (W.S. 17-29-201(a)). The organizer does not have to be a member. | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Annual report contents | The statute asks for the Wyoming asset figure and the address of the principal office, certified by the treasurer or other fiscal agent (W.S. 17-29-209(a)). | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Your agent still knows who you are | Every entity must give its registered agent the name, mailing and physical address and phone of a designated communications contact, who cannot be the agent itself (W.S. 17-28-104(d)). | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Federal beneficial ownership reporting | FinCEN's current rule exempts companies created in the United States from beneficial ownership information reporting. Check FinCEN's BOI page before relying on this, because the rule has changed more than once. | www.fincen.gov |
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Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
What Wyoming owners ask us
Wyoming does not require member names in the articles, so any Wyoming LLC can be formed without them. Whether yours stays private depends on who signs, what address you list and what you file later.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17No. Your registered agent must hold a designated communications contact, the IRS needs a responsible party for the EIN, and a court can order disclosure in litigation.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17The state fee is the same $100 for Articles of Organization. Our Starter package is $149 plus that fee, and our registered agent service is $199 per year.
Wyoming Secretary of StateNo. Privacy keeps your name off filings; liability protection comes from W.S. 17-29-304 and charging order protection from W.S. 17-29-503.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Yes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Wyoming filing with the Secretary of State for you. The state fee is passed through at cost and our service fee is shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
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