Wyoming LLC Cost in 2026

Last updated: 2026-10-07

Wyoming pairs a $100 filing fee with a $60 minimum annual cost and no income or franchise tax — the lowest true cost of ownership of any major formation state. This guide breaks down every verified Wyoming LLC cost and what moves your total. llcformation.io/ is an independent private service — not a government agency.

The Wyoming LLC filing fee: $100

To form an LLC in Wyoming you file Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State. The filing fee is $100 — $102 online with the portal convenience charge.

Wyoming's formation filing is minimal: the official instructions require only the company name, registered agent, and organizer — no member or manager names. Simple, private, and cheap.

Read the full Wyoming LLC guide for the step-by-step formation process.

Full Wyoming LLC cost breakdown

Every verified cost line, first year and ongoing:

At formation (mandatory):

• State filing fee (Articles of Organization) — $100 ($102 online with the portal convenience charge)
• EIN (Employer Identification Number) — $0 if you apply directly with the IRS

Ongoing (mandatory):

• Annual Report License Tax — the greater of $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming. An LLC with $300,000 or less of Wyoming assets pays the $60 minimum; for example, $500,000 of Wyoming assets = $100
• Due date: the first day of the LLC's anniversary month each year (filed with the Secretary of State; may be filed up to one year in advance)
• Late consequence: if the report and license tax remain unpaid 60 days after the due date, the LLC is subject to administrative dissolution

Optional extras:

• Registered agent service (practically required for non-residents) — every Wyoming LLC needs a Wyoming-registered agent; pricing to be confirmed, contact us on WhatsApp for a quote
• Operating agreement — not filed with the state; drafted privately (a one-time cost if you hire help)
• Certificate of Good Standing — free online via WyoBiz; a certified paper copy costs $20
• Foreign qualification — if the Wyoming LLC operates in another state, each state charges its own fees

First-year mandatory total: $160 ($100 filing + $60 minimum annual). Year two onward: $60/year minimum. Wyoming also has no personal income tax, no corporate income tax, no franchise tax, and no state tax returns to file for the LLC.

What makes your Wyoming LLC total higher or lower

What moves your Wyoming LLC total up or down:

Lower:

• Asset-light businesses pay the $60 minimum. If your LLC's Wyoming-located assets are $300,000 or less, the annual cost is the $60 minimum — the tax does not scale until you hold real Wyoming assets.
• Get your own EIN. The IRS issues EINs free.
• No income or franchise tax. Pass-through income is not taxed at the state level, and there are no state tax returns for the LLC.
• File the annual report on time. At $60 it is cheap; administrative dissolution for skipping it is not.

Higher:

• Wyoming-sited assets. The license tax is $0.0002 per dollar of Wyoming-located assets above the minimum — businesses with significant Wyoming property or equipment pay more.
• Non-residents need a Wyoming registered agent — a practical necessity and a recurring cost.
• Foreign qualification. A Wyoming LLC operating in your home state usually must register there too, adding that state's filing and annual fees on top of Wyoming's.
• Certified documents ($20) when banks or partners require them.

"Cheap state" myths — an honest look at Wyoming

Wyoming is the rare state where the "cheap" reputation is mostly earned — with one big caveat:

• Mostly true: Wyoming is genuinely inexpensive. $100 to form, $60/year minimum to maintain, no income tax, no franchise tax, no state tax returns. On pure state costs, nothing in this group beats it.
• Myth: Wyoming means zero taxes everywhere. Reality: Wyoming has no state-level business taxes, but your LLC's income is still subject to federal tax — and if you operate in another state, that state's taxes apply too.
• Myth: the annual report is free. Reality: the $60 minimum license tax is mandatory, and skipping it risks administrative dissolution after 60 days.
• Myth: forming in Wyoming avoids your home state's fees. Reality: if you live and operate in another state, you typically must foreign-qualify there — so you pay Wyoming's low fees plus your home state's full fees. The Wyoming-only math only works if you genuinely operate from Wyoming or run a location-independent business.

Wyoming is the best value when the business is truly Wyoming-based or fully remote. Otherwise, do the two-state math first.

Our service fee vs. government fees

When you work with llcformation.io/, your total has two clearly separated parts:

1. State government fees — paid to the Wyoming Secretary of State (for example, the $100 filing fee and the $60 minimum annual license tax). These are set by the state, and we never mark them up.
2. Our service fee — our charge for preparing your documents, handling the filing, acting as your point of contact, and guiding you through each step. Pricing to be confirmed — contact us on WhatsApp for a quote.

See our pricing page for the full breakdown. Optional services such as EIN assistance, an operating agreement draft, or registered agent service are quoted separately and always labeled clearly — never mixed into the government fee. We also track your anniversary-month annual report so you never face dissolution.

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