How much does it cost to start an LLC in Wyoming?

$100 to file Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State, the same online or by mail, per the fee schedule effective July 1, 2026. Filing online through WyoBiz adds a payment processor card fee of 2.4% of the filing fee (minimum $1). Paper filings take up to 15 business days; online filings are effective immediately.

How much is the Wyoming LLC annual report fee?

A minimum of $60, but it is a license tax rather than a flat fee: you pay $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002) of your assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. $60 covers in-state assets up to $300,000; $1,000,000 of Wyoming assets produces a $200 tax. If the amount due exceeds $500 you cannot e-file it.

When is the Wyoming LLC annual report due?

On the first day of your anniversary month of formation, every year. The Secretary of State's own example is that a business registering on January 15 has a January 1 due date each year. If the report is not filed within 60 days after the due date the entity is administratively dissolved.

Does Wyoming have a franchise tax or state income tax on LLCs?

No. Wyoming's fee schedule and Secretary of State FAQ show no franchise or privilege tax on LLCs, and the only recurring state-level charge is the annual report license tax of $60 or $.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater. Reinstatement for tax after administrative dissolution costs $100.

LLC Costs · WY

How Much Does an LLC Cost in Wyoming?

By Edmond Hui · Fees verified July 29, 2026 against the Wyoming Secretary of State fee schedule

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.

Forming an LLC in Wyoming costs $100 to file the Articles of Organization with the state, the Annual Report License Tax costs $60 every year. That puts the first-year state cost at $160, before any registered-agent service.

Articles of Organization$100

Annual Report License Tax$60

First-year state cost$160

Five-year state cost$400

What you actually pay in Wyoming

Wyoming charges $100 for Articles of Organization and a minimum $60 annual report license tax, both on the fee schedule effective July 1, 2026. The $60 is a floor, not a flat fee: it is the greater of $60 or $.0002 per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming, so the $60 headline only holds while in-state assets stay at or below $300,000. Certificates of Good Standing are free online through WyoBiz, versus $20 from the fee schedule, and a certified copy of ten pages or fewer is $10. A name reservation is $60 for 120 days, but the Secretary of State notes it is unnecessary if you are filing Articles of Organization at the same time. Paper filings take up to 15 business days, and the fee schedule's expedite options are $700 for next business day and $1,400 for same business day.

Wyoming LLC fee breakdown

Cost	Amount	How often	Charged by
Articles of Organization	$100	One time	Wyoming Secretary of State
Annual Report License Tax (minimum)	$60	Every year	Wyoming Secretary of State
Required state cost, first year	$160	—	—
Registered agent service (optional)	$50–$300	Every year	Commercial provider
Expedited processing (optional) — Same business day $1,400, Next business day $700	$700+	One time	Wyoming Secretary of State
Name reservation (optional)	$60	One time	Wyoming Secretary of State
Certificate of good standing (optional)	$0	Per copy	Wyoming Secretary of State

The $100 fee is identical online and on paper; filing online through WyoBiz adds a payment card processing fee of 2.4% of the filing fee (minimum $1) charged by the payment processor, not the state.

This is a minimum, not a flat fee. The annual report license tax is $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002) of the company's assets located and employed in the state of Wyoming, whichever is greater. $60 therefore covers Wyoming assets up to $300,000; above that the tax is 0.02% of in-state assets, so $1,000,000 of Wyoming assets produces a $200 tax and $10,000,000 produces $2,000. If the tax due exceeds $500, WyoBiz does not permit e-filing.

Wyoming imposes no LLC newspaper-publication requirement.

Registered agent is listed separately because it is a commercial service, not a state charge. Commercial registered-agent services, not a state charge. Range and $125 midpoint match the assumption used by /tools/llc-true-cost. Most states let you serve as your own registered agent at no cost if you have a physical in-state address. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator.

Wyoming LLC cost over five years

State charges only in the first column; the second adds a registered-agent service at the $125/yr market midpoint.

Period	State cost only	With registered agent
Year 1 (formation + first filing)	$160	$285
Each year after	$60	$185
Five-year total	$400	$1,025

First filing timing: Annual reports are due every year on the first day of the anniversary month of formation. The Secretary of State's example: a business that registers on January 15 has an annual report due date of January 1 each year.

Is Wyoming expensive compared with other states?

Wyoming ranks 24th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost — $74.53 below the $234.53 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 32nd.

Cheaper state	First-year cost	You would save
Montana	$35	$125
Arizona	$50	$110
Missouri	$50	$110

A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in Wyoming. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in Wyoming anyway — paying both states. See foreign qualification in Wyoming before forming elsewhere to save on fees.

Wyoming filing deadline and late penalties

Annual Report License Tax

Frequency	every year
Due	The first day of the anniversary month of formation
Fee	$60

Wyoming charges no flat late fee, but if the report is not filed within 60 days following the due date the entity is administratively dissolved.

If the annual report is not filed within 60 days following the due date the entity is administratively dissolved. Reinstatement for tax costs $100 for an LLC; reinstatement for failure to maintain a registered agent costs $350. Wyoming statutes prevent reinstatement after two years in administratively dissolved status.

Full Wyoming annual report filing guide · Deadline calculator

Cost traps specific to Wyoming

The $60 annual report is a minimum tied to your Wyoming assets

Wyoming's annual report is a license tax equal to the greater of $60 or two-tenths of one mill ($.0002) per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming. Once in-state assets pass $300,000 the bill rises above $60 - $1,000,000 of Wyoming assets means $200 and $10,000,000 means $2,000 - so the 'cheap state' framing only holds for companies with few Wyoming-situated assets.

Miss the deadline by 60 days and you are dissolved

Wyoming charges no flat late fee, but if the annual report is not filed within 60 days after the first day of your anniversary month the entity is administratively dissolved. Reinstatement for tax is $100, and Wyoming statutes bar reinstatement after two years in dissolved status.

Expedited filing costs more than seven formations

The fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 prices expedited filing at $700 for next business day and $1,400 for same business day, against a $100 formation fee. Standard paper processing is up to 15 business days; online WyoBiz filings are effective immediately and are the practical fast path.

Frequently Asked Questions

: $100 to file Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State, the same online or by mail, per the fee schedule effective July 1, 2026. Filing online through WyoBiz adds a payment processor card fee of 2.4% of the filing fee (minimum $1). Paper filings take up to 15 business days; online filings are effective immediately.
: A minimum of $60, but it is a license tax rather than a flat fee: you pay $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002) of your assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. $60 covers in-state assets up to $300,000; $1,000,000 of Wyoming assets produces a $200 tax. If the amount due exceeds $500 you cannot e-file it.
: On the first day of your anniversary month of formation, every year. The Secretary of State's own example is that a business registering on January 15 has a January 1 due date each year. If the report is not filed within 60 days after the due date the entity is administratively dissolved.
: No. Wyoming's fee schedule and Secretary of State FAQ show no franchise or privilege tax on LLCs, and the only recurring state-level charge is the annual report license tax of $60 or $.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater. Reinstatement for tax after administrative dissolution costs $100.

Where these numbers come from

Every fee above was checked against Wyoming's own published sources on July 29, 2026 — the Wyoming Secretary of State fee schedule, the governing statute, and where a state-level tax applies, the state tax authority. Commercial formation-service pages were not used.

The first-year total is the Articles of Organization fee plus the first year of any recurring state charge. Where a state's first report is not due until the following year, that is noted above. The five-year total is the filing fee plus five years of recurring charges, which avoids the timing question entirely. Registered-agent service is excluded from all state figures.

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