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Starting an LLC in Wyoming: what you should know first
Filing a Wyoming LLC costs $100. The Annual Report costs $60 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $817 covers three years.
By kind of owner
- Side hustle
- Quiet-year cost: $259 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $60 state report in that year.
- Online business
- Required registered agent. The address has to be a physical street address in Wyoming where the agent, or a person authorized by the agent, is present. Drop boxes, virtual addresses and mail-forwarding locations do not qualify; a P.O. box can be added only with a physical address.
- Startup
- Filing: Limited Liability Company Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
- First-time owner
- Report due: First day of the LLC's anniversary month.
Questions
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Mainstay Filing: $299 in year 1 including the $100 filing fee, $259 in year 2.
Sources
- W.S. § 17-29-201 (Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act — formation; articles of organization); fee W.S. § 17-29-210(a)(i) (multira state research spine): sos.wyo.gov/forms/business/llc/llc-articlesorganization.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
- Wyoming formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf, checked October 1, 2026
- Wyoming formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/RegistrationInstr.aspx, checked October 1, 2026
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division (multira state research spine): wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/AnnualReport.aspx, checked August 12, 2026
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division (multira state research spine): wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/ARWizard.aspx, checked August 12, 2026
- Wyoming report due date (multira state research spine, due dates verified 714/714): wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.docx, checked August 12, 2026
- Wyoming registered agent statute (W.S. § 17-28-101): www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf, checked October 20, 2026