LLC formation
Wyoming LLC Formation: File Your Articles of Organization
A Wyoming LLC is formed when the Secretary of State files its Articles of Organization under W.S. 17-29-201. The articles name the company, give the street address of the registered office and name the registered agent, who signs a written consent. The state fee is $100. Choose Starter $149, Pro $299 or Complete $399, plus the state fee at cost.
Wyoming fees re-checked against the Secretary of State fee schedule: November 10, 2026
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.
- Filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State
- We track your anniversary-month annual report
- Cited to Wyoming Statutes Title 17
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Wyoming LLC Formation: File Your Articles of Organization: the Wyoming specifics
What the articles must say
The company name, the street address of the initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent (W.S. 17-29-201(b)). The articles must be accompanied by the agent's written consent to the appointment (W.S. 17-29-201(c)).
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Name endings (W.S. 17-29-108)
The name must include "limited liability company", "limited company", or an abbreviation such as LLC, L.L.C., LC, L.C., "Ltd. liability company", "Ltd. liability co." or "limited liability co.".
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Close LLC and series options
Wyoming lets the articles elect close LLC status under the Close Limited Liability Company Supplement (W.S. 17-25), and lets an operating agreement establish separate series (W.S. 17-29-211). The state charges $10 for each series designated.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateOptional corporate kit
A Wyoming LLC or corporation is a separate legal person only as long as it is run like one. A kit with an embosser seal, membership or stock certificates and a records binder keeps your operating agreement or bylaws, resolutions and ownership ledger in one place. Wyoming also requires the records behind each annual report to be kept for three years (W.S. 17-29-209(e)), and the binder is a natural home for them. A kit is not a guarantee of liability protection and not legal advice. The kit is priced at checkout and only charged if you add it.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Annual report: first day of your anniversary month
Every Wyoming LLC and corporation files an annual report on or before the first day of the month it was formed, every year (W.S. 17-29-209 for LLCs, 17-16-1630 for corporations). The report carries a license tax of $60 or two-tenths of one mill ($0.0002) on the company's assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. Most small companies pay the $60 minimum.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17How a Wyoming LLC filing comes together
We start with a name search against the Secretary of State's records so the name is distinguishable and carries one of the endings W.S. 17-29-108 allows, such as LLC or L.L.C. Then we prepare the Articles of Organization with the three things the statute requires: the name, the street address of the registered office, and the name of the registered agent at that office. The agent signs a written consent, which goes in with the articles.
The articles can also elect close LLC status, and that election is easiest to make now rather than by amendment later. If you want a series structure, the series themselves are created in the operating agreement, but the articles must include notice of the limitations on liabilities between series (W.S. 17-29-211(c)(iii)), so decide before filing. The state charges $10 for each series designated.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Member-managed or manager-managed
Wyoming lets the operating agreement decide how the company is run. A member-managed LLC lets each owner act for the company; a manager-managed LLC puts that authority in named managers, which suits passive investors or a family holding company. The choice belongs in the operating agreement, and we include one in the Pro and Complete packages.
For a close LLC, the default changes: management is vested in the members in proportion to their share of profits and losses unless the articles provide for managers (W.S. 17-25-106).
Source: wyoleg.gov
After the Secretary of State files your articles
The company exists when the articles become effective (W.S. 17-29-201(e)). From that date, three clocks start. The IRS EIN comes next, then the bank account. The registered agent needs your designated communications contact. And the first annual report is due on the first day of your anniversary month next year, with at least $60 of license tax.
Keep your formation documents, operating agreement and the records behind each annual report together. Wyoming expects the records used to figure the license fee to be kept at the principal place of business for three years.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Wyoming LLC Formation: File Your Articles of Organization: questions
On or before the first day of your anniversary month in the year after you form. An LLC formed in November 2026 files its first report by November 1, 2027.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Yes. One or more persons may act as organizers, and a single-member LLC is common. The operating agreement governs relations among the members and the company (W.S. 17-29-110).
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Corp USA prepares and submits your Wyoming filing with the Secretary of State's Business Division for you. The official state fee is passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you do not need to go to the state's website to file.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateNo. Filing with the Secretary of State creates the company. City or county business licenses, zoning approval, sales tax licensing with the Wyoming Department of Revenue and professional licensing are separate steps that depend on where and how you operate.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateReady when you are, Wyoming.
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.