Wyoming LLC Cost: $100 Filing Fee and $60 Annual Report (2026)

Q: How much does a Wyoming LLC cost?

$100 to file Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State, then a minimum of $60 each year for the annual report license tax. A federal EIN is free. Registered agent service, if you hire a commercial provider, is an additional cost the state does not set.

Q: What is the Wyoming LLC annual fee?

The annual report license tax, which is $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002) of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. An entity with $300,000 or less in Wyoming assets pays the $60 minimum. It is due the first day of the anniversary month.

Q: When is the Wyoming annual report due?

On the first day of the anniversary month of the entity's formation, every year. An LLC formed in March files by March 1 each year. If the report is not filed within 60 days after the due date, the entity becomes subject to administrative dissolution by the Secretary of State.

Q: Is Wyoming really cheaper than other states for an LLC?

For an entity with no operations elsewhere, yes - $100 to form and $60 a year is low. But if the business actually operates in another state, you will normally have to register there as a foreign LLC and pay that state's fees on top of Wyoming's, which usually costs more than forming at home.

Q: Does Wyoming charge an LLC franchise tax on income?

No. Wyoming's recurring entity charge is the annual report license tax, which is based on the minimum amount or on assets located and employed in Wyoming, not on revenue or profit. A profitable LLC with no Wyoming-situated assets pays the same $60 minimum as a dormant one.

Q: What does it cost to amend Wyoming Articles of Organization?

$100. The Wyoming Secretary of State charges the same amount for an amendment as for the original Articles of Organization. Cancellation, correction, and transfer filings are listed at $60 on the state's business fee schedule.

Fact-checked by the LegalGlass editorial team against primary sources · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026

A Wyoming LLC costs $100 to form - the fee to file Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State - and at least $60 each year afterward. The annual report license tax is $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar of assets located in Wyoming, whichever is greater, due the first day of the anniversary month.

Quick Answer

Formation fee: $100 - Articles of Organization
Filing agency: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Annual report license tax: $60 minimum, or $.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets if greater
Annual report due: First day of the anniversary month of formation
Grace period: Subject to dissolution if unpaid 60 days after the due date
Amendment: $100
EIN: $0 - free from the IRS

The $100 Formation Fee

The required upfront cost to create a Wyoming LLC is the $100 fee to file Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division. That filing is what creates the entity. There is no publication requirement, no minimum capital, and no separate organization tax. See how to form an LLC in Wyoming and the national LLC formation guide.

Two commonly bundled costs are separate from the state fee. Wyoming requires a registered agent with a physical Wyoming address who consents to the appointment; if you have no Wyoming presence, a commercial agent charges its own annual fee that the state does not set. See the national registered agent guide. A federal EIN is free from the IRS, and no legitimate reason exists to pay for one.

The Annual Report License Tax

Wyoming's recurring charge is the annual report license tax. It is $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002) of the company's assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. In practice, an entity with $300,000 or less in Wyoming assets pays the $60 minimum, which covers the great majority of small Wyoming LLCs and every holding-style LLC whose assets sit outside the state.

The report is due every year on the first day of the anniversary month of formation - an LLC formed on March 14 files by March 1 each following year. If the report is not filed and paid within 60 days of the due date, the entity becomes subject to administrative dissolution. Reinstatement is possible but adds paperwork and delay, so calendar the anniversary month the day you form.

Because the tax scales only with Wyoming-situated assets rather than with revenue or profit, a highly profitable Wyoming LLC with no in-state assets pays the same $60 as a dormant one. That predictability - a known, small, non-income-based annual carrying cost - is a large part of why Wyoming is popular for holding companies and single-asset entities.

Wyoming LLC Cost Table (2026)

The charges below come from the Wyoming Secretary of State's published business fee schedule and its LLC forms.

Item	Cost	When
Articles of Organization (create the LLC)	$100	One-time, at formation
Annual report license tax	$60 minimum, or $.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets	Every year, first day of the anniversary month
Amendment to Articles of Organization	$100	When key details change
Cancellation, correction, or transfer	$60	As needed
Registered agent (commercial)	Set by the provider, not the state	Annual, if you hire one
Federal EIN	$0 (free)	One-time

First-Year vs. Ongoing Cost

Year one is the $100 formation fee plus whatever you pay a registered agent; the first annual report is not due until the anniversary month in the following year. Every year after that, the minimum required state cost is the $60 license tax. Compared with states that charge a flat several hundred dollars annually, Wyoming's ongoing burden is modest, which is the core of its low-cost reputation. Compare across states with how much an LLC costs.

Be careful about comparing headline numbers alone. If your business actually operates in another state, forming in Wyoming usually means registering as a foreign LLC where you operate and paying that state's registration and annual fees on top of Wyoming's. The total is then higher, not lower, than simply forming at home. Wyoming pays off cleanly when the entity genuinely has no operational nexus elsewhere.

Other Costs to Expect

An LLC in Wyoming should adopt an operating agreement. Wyoming does not file it and charges nothing for it, but it is the document that settles ownership percentages, voting, distributions, and member exits - and, for a single-member LLC, it is a meaningful part of keeping the entity distinct from its owner. The national glossary defines the recurring terms.

Licensing is separate from formation. Wyoming has no single general statewide business license; requirements depend on activity and locality, and sales tax collection requires its own registration. See the national business license overview. If you trade under a name other than the registered one, see what a DBA is, and if the brand matters, trademark registration is the tool that actually protects it.

It is also worth separating what Wyoming charges from what a filing service charges. The state fees on this page are the complete required cost of forming and maintaining a Wyoming LLC: $100 once and $60 a year. Packages advertised at several hundred dollars bundle the state fee with the provider's own service charge, a year of registered-agent service, and often optional extras such as a mail-forwarding address or a template operating agreement. None of those extras is a state requirement, and none of them changes the entity's legal standing.

One more budgeting note: the annual report license tax is assessed on assets located and employed in Wyoming, so a growing in-state operation can eventually exceed the $60 floor. At the $.0002 rate, the threshold is $300,000 of Wyoming assets - below that you pay $60, above it you pay the computed amount. Most service businesses never approach it; asset-heavy in-state operations should model it before assuming the minimum applies forever.

Federal Tax Treatment and Cost

Wyoming's fees say nothing about federal tax. By default the IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC as a partnership, with the entity-classification rules in 26 CFR 301.7701-3 allowing an election to be taxed as a corporation. Owners generally pay self-employment tax on their share of profit - see the self-employment tax calculator - unless an S-corp election changes the payroll picture. None of that alters the $100 and $60 Wyoming charges.

Closing Costs

Winding up a Wyoming LLC means filing articles of dissolution with the Secretary of State and settling any outstanding annual report license tax. The state's fee schedule lists cancellation, correction, and transfer filings at $60. See the national dissolution guide for the sequence - final tax filings, notice to creditors, distribution of remaining assets, then the state filing - and note that letting an LLC lapse by simply not filing the annual report is not the same as dissolving it properly.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Wyoming LLC cost?

$100 to file Articles of Organization, then at least $60 a year for the annual report license tax. The EIN is free.

What is the Wyoming LLC annual fee?

$60 or $.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater. Entities with $300,000 or less in Wyoming assets pay the $60 minimum.

When is the Wyoming annual report due?

The first day of the anniversary month of formation, with dissolution risk if unpaid 60 days after the due date.

Is Wyoming really cheaper than other states for an LLC?

Only if the entity has no operations elsewhere. Operating in another state normally means foreign registration and that state's fees on top.

Does Wyoming charge an LLC franchise tax on income?

No. The license tax is based on the minimum or on Wyoming-situated assets, not on revenue or profit.

What does it cost to amend Wyoming Articles of Organization?

$100, the same as the original filing. Cancellation, correction, and transfer filings are $60.

Sources

Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Division Fee Schedule ($100 Articles of Organization; $100 amendment; $60 cancellation/correction/transfer).
Wyoming Secretary of State - LLC Articles of Organization and Instructions ($100 filing fee; registered agent consent).
Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Entities FAQs (annual report due the first day of the anniversary month; $60 or $.0002 license tax; 60-day dissolution exposure).
Wyoming Secretary of State - LLC Amendment.
Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Forms.
Wyoming Secretary of State - Foreign LLC Certificate of Authority.
Wyoming Legislature - Secretary of State Fee Study (2021).
IRS - Limited Liability Company (LLC).
IRS - Single Member Limited Liability Companies.
IRS - Get an Employer Identification Number (free EIN).
Legal Information Institute (Cornell) - 26 CFR 301.7701-3 (entity classification election).

LegalGlass provides general information for educational purposes and is not legal advice, is not a law firm, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney or tax professional. Laws, fees, and thresholds change; confirm current amounts with the Wyoming Secretary of State before acting.