How Much Does a Wyoming LLC Cost in 2026? Filing Fee, Annual Tax and Registered Agent

As of November 2026, forming a Wyoming LLC costs $100 at the state, and the recurring cost is an annual license tax of $60 or 0.0002 of your Wyoming assets, whichever is greater, according to the Wyoming Secretary of State fee schedule. I run Ecommerce Paradise, and this guide is the Wyoming-only cost page that sits under my 20-state fee table. It covers the numbers the state publishes, what you pay a registered agent, what the formation services show today, and the question that decides whether Wyoming saves a US-based store owner anything: what you owe in the state where you actually live.

Disclosure: some links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Fees and rules change, so check the official Wyoming pages linked below before you file or pay anything.

Wyoming LLC Cost at a Glance (November 2026)

Every state figure below comes from a Wyoming Secretary of State page or form I loaded in November 2026, mainly the business fee schedule (marked effective July 1, 2026 and revised June 2026). Where a page did not show a number, the table says so instead of guessing.

If you file online and add nothing else, the state side is $100 once (plus the card fee), then $60 a year while your Wyoming assets stay under $300,000. That makes Wyoming one of the cheaper states to keep alive, which is why it appears at $280 for formation plus three years in my LLC fees by state comparison. The harder question is what you pay around the state fee, and that is what the rest of this guide prices.

Filing the Articles: $100

The document that creates a Wyoming LLC is the Articles of Organization. The fee schedule lists $100 for it, and the state’s LLC instructions print the same $100. The online registration page at WyoBiz shows the $100 fee and a card processing fee of 2.4% with a $1 minimum, so a card payment on the filing is $2.40. Paper filings go with a check or money order, while Visa or MasterCard is accepted only for online filings.

A few rules from those pages affect cost and planning:

• Name: it must include “Limited Liability Company” or an accepted abbreviation such as LLC. The registration page tells you to search name availability first, and it says names beginning with the letter “A” must be filed on paper for manual review.
• Registered agent: required, with a physical Wyoming address. I cover this in its own section below.
• Contact details: the instructions ask for a contact person, a daytime phone number and an email address, and they require a mailing address and a principal office address. The page does not say those addresses must be in Wyoming.
• Signature: an organizer signs the Articles, and the registered agent signs a separate consent form.

For timing, the state’s business FAQ says domestic entities filed online become active immediately, while mailed filings are reviewed in the order received with a maximum of 15 business days. Bizee’s Wyoming page, on the other hand, says about three weeks, which probably reflects its own handling steps, so treat any vendor timeline as a vendor estimate and not a state promise.

Expedite Fees: Why You Probably Cannot Buy Speed on a New LLC

The fee schedule lists two expedite tiers: $700 for next business day and $1,400 for same business day. The state’s expedited filing instructions add the cutoffs, which are noon Mountain Time for same day and 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time for next day. Those fees are per document and come on top of the normal filing fee.

The important part is the exclusion list. The instructions exclude filings that can be completed online, and they name annual reports, initial formations and UCC filings in that group. The LLC instructions PDF I loaded goes further and says Wyoming statutes do not allow expedited filing at this time. The two documents do not read identically, so here is how I would handle it: assume you cannot pay to rush the Articles of a new LLC, file online so that it activates immediately, and ask the Secretary of State’s business office if your situation is unusual. The expedite instructions also say rejected filings that are not corrected leave the expedite fee nonrefundable.

Those last two rows are arithmetic to show the cost of speed, not something I expect you to be able to buy for a new LLC. If your timeline is tight, my post on how long it takes to get an LLC before you launch your store walks through the order of operations.

Registered Agent: Required, and Where the Real Money Goes

Wyoming requires every LLC to have and maintain a registered office and agent in the state, which comes from the Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act. The state’s instructions say the agent must be a Wyoming-resident individual or a business entity authorized to do business in Wyoming, with a physical Wyoming address including any suite number. They say a drop box is not acceptable, and a P.O. box is allowed only alongside a physical address. Bizee’s Wyoming page adds that an individual agent must be at least 18.

For a store owner who lives in another state, that means you almost always hire a commercial agent, because you have no Wyoming street address. The Secretary of State keeps a commercial registered agents page that defines a commercial agent as one representing more than 10 Wyoming businesses and links a roster, but it lists no agent prices. What I could verify comes from vendor pages:

• Northwest Registered Agent: the registered agent page shows $125 per year for one state, with $100 per state per year for five or more states.
• ZenBusiness: the pricing page lists registered agent service at $199 per year.
• Bizee: every package includes one free year of registered agent service, and the pages I loaded did not show a price after that.
• LegalZoom: the page I loaded did not show a registered agent price.

The state side is cheap: a change of agent is $5. The expensive failure is letting the agent lapse, because the schedule lists $350 to reinstate an LLC dissolved for having no registered agent, against $100 for a tax-related reinstatement. If you switch agents, file the change before the old agent resigns, and keep your agent’s renewal date in the same calendar as your annual report.

The Annual Report: $60 or 0.0002 of Wyoming Assets

This is the part that separates Wyoming from a state with a flat report fee. The state’s fee schedule says the annual report license tax is $60 or 0.0002 of assets, whichever is greater. The business FAQ says the assets that count are those located and employed in Wyoming, and gives two examples: $200,000 in Wyoming assets yields $60, and $1,210,000 yields $242.

The arithmetic is easy to check yourself. Multiply Wyoming assets by 0.0002 and compare to $60. The crossover is $60 divided by 0.0002, which is $300,000. Below that you pay $60, and above it you pay more:

The state’s annual report page says reports with a fee over $500 cannot be filed online, which by the arithmetic above means more than roughly $2,500,000 in Wyoming assets. For a dropshipping store that holds no inventory in Wyoming, the assets that count are a question for the Secretary of State or a CPA, because I did not find a page that says how a virtual address or a Wyoming bank account is treated. Do not assume it is always $60.

Deadlines and what happens if you miss them

The annual report page says the report is due on the first day of the month in which the entity was formed. Its example is an initial filing on May 15, which makes the due date May 1 every year. The FAQ adds that reports can be filed up to 120 days early, courtesy reminders go out 60, 30 and 10 days before the due date, and the entity becomes delinquent on the second day of the month after the due date. If the report is not filed within 60 days after the due date, the FAQ says the entity is administratively dissolved.

Reinstatement costs $100 for tax on the fee schedule. The FAQ says reinstatement is not available after two years of administrative dissolution. I found no Wyoming late fee on the pages I loaded, so the cost of missing the date is the risk of dissolution and the reinstatement fee, plus the unpaid report tax. You can also sign up for an email reminder through the Secretary of State, and the filing itself carries the same 2.4% card fee as formation (minimum $1), or you can print, sign and mail the report.

EIN, Operating Agreement and Other Small Costs

The EIN is free. The IRS page on getting an employer identification number says you never have to pay a fee for one, and it warns about websites that charge. The online tool requires a US-formed entity whose principal place of business is in the US, and a responsible party with an SSN or ITIN. Be aware of this when you compare services: ZenBusiness’s pricing page lists an EIN service at $99, and LegalZoom and ZenBusiness bundle an EIN into higher tiers. You are paying for convenience, not for something the IRS charges.

The operating agreement is an internal document and is not filed with the state. The Wyoming LLC Act, which the Secretary of State publishes as a PDF, defines an operating agreement as one that may be oral, in a record, implied or a mix. My opinion is that you should still write one down, particularly if you have more than one owner. The cost depends on a template or a lawyer: ZenBusiness lists an operating agreement template at $99 on its pricing page, while LegalZoom’s Managed Service tier and ZenBusiness’s Pro tier include one in the package price.

The remaining small fees come from the state’s schedule: $60 for an amendment or a dissolution filing, $10 for certifications, and $0.50 per page for the first ten pages of copies, then $0.15 per page after that. If a bank, marketplace or payment processor wants proof the LLC exists, the schedule says a certificate of good standing can be obtained online at no cost from WyoBiz. The same schedule also lists a $20 paper certificate. Order the free online copy first.

Does Wyoming Make Sense If You Live in Another State?

This is the question I get more than any other about Wyoming, and the cost answer is usually “no, it adds a layer.” The reason is foreign registration. If you live in, store goods in or run your business from another state, that state generally expects your Wyoming LLC to register there as a foreign LLC. You then pay Wyoming’s costs and your home state’s costs.

Here is what the home-state side looks like, using pages I loaded for the two states with their own cost guides on this site. These are examples of the pattern, not a complete list.

The Texas page also says a foreign entity that has transacted business in Texas for more than 90 days without registering faces a late filing fee equal to the registration fee for each full or partial calendar year. California’s Franchise Tax Board says the $800 applies to LLCs doing business in California as well as those organized there, per my California post. So forming in Wyoming does not make a home-state charge disappear, and skipping the foreign registration is the more expensive mistake.

Here is a worked example, with the assumptions stated. A Florida resident forms a Wyoming LLC, hires Northwest as the Wyoming agent at $125 a year, registers the LLC in Florida, files three on-time annual reports in each state, and owns under $300,000 in Wyoming assets. Compare that to a Florida LLC filed by the owner, who is his or her own Florida agent:

The Wyoming route costs $655 more across the period, almost entirely from the Wyoming agent and the second layer of reports. The same exercise for Texas, with $100 + $750 + 3 x $60 + 3 x $125, comes to $1,405 against $300 for a Texas LLC under the franchise tax threshold. That Texas figure leaves out the franchise tax report both entities would owe, and I did not verify how Texas treats a registered foreign LLC, so check the Comptroller. My Florida LLC cost guide carries the Florida numbers in full. The Texas side is in my Texas LLC cost guide.

The “no state income tax” caveat

Wyoming is widely described as having no state income tax. I did not find a Wyoming government page I could load that says so in plain words. The Department of Revenue’s home page lists excise tax, mineral tax and property tax divisions and does not mention income tax. The Secretary of State’s additional information page points to the Department of Revenue for sales and use tax. So treat “no income tax” as something to confirm, not as a fact I verified.

More importantly, a Wyoming LLC does not remove the income tax of the state where you live. Where you pay tax on your store’s profit generally follows where you live and where you do business, not where the LLC was filed. That is my understanding, not a verified rule from an official page, so ask a CPA before you form in Wyoming to save on income tax. Sales tax is a separate track: the Wyoming Department of Revenue handles sales and use tax in Wyoming, but your obligations in other states depend on where you sell.

Privacy: what Wyoming does and does not hide

Here is what I can support from the Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act. The articles of organization must state the company name and the registered office and agent, and member or manager names are not required in the articles. That is a real difference from states that print managers on the public filing. It is not anonymity, though. The registered agent’s name and address are on the record, an organizer signs the Articles, the state’s business records are searchable online, and your bank, marketplaces and the IRS will still ask who owns the company. The Secretary of State’s FinCEN page said, as of its March 2025 update, that Wyoming collects no beneficial ownership information beyond what it already requires, and that page is about federal reporting that has been changing, so check FinCEN for the current rule. My Florida versus Wyoming privacy and tax comparison goes further on this trade-off.

When does Wyoming make sense? From the numbers: if you live in Wyoming, the extra-layer problem disappears. If you do not, you are paying for a specific benefit, and for most store owners I would want the benefit named and priced before adding hundreds of dollars over three years (the Florida example above is $655). This is opinion, not advice.

What Formation Services Show for a Wyoming LLC Today

A formation service files the Articles for you, so you pay Wyoming’s $100 plus the service’s own fee. I loaded each service’s official pages in November 2026. The prices below are the national package prices those pages showed, and where a page did not show a Wyoming fee or an agent renewal price, the table says “not shown.”

These are the vendor pages I used:

• Northwest Registered Agent, Wyoming LLC page
• Northwest Registered Agent, registered agent page
• Bizee pricing page
• Bizee Wyoming LLC page
• ZenBusiness formation plans page
• ZenBusiness pricing page (agent, annual report and EIN add-ons)
• LegalZoom LLC overview page

Northwest’s Wyoming page says the $39 service includes a business address, a year of registered agent service and identity services, and it notes that the annual report service exists without showing a price. ZenBusiness says none of its packages includes a registered agent, lists Pro and Premium renewing at $199 and $299 a year, and prices an annual report filing at $100 per report. Its Starter plan processes in 7 to 10 business days and the other two in 1 business day, per the page. LegalZoom’s Managed Service tier adds an operating agreement and an EIN and includes a business advisor for 30 days, which auto-renews at $49 a month. Its Expert Service tier adds an attorney review of the formation, and its included team subscription auto-renews at $99 a month after 30 days. The page also mentions “Pro” and “Premium” in an FAQ, which do not match the tier names it shows. Package contents can change at checkout, so this is a snapshot as of November 2026, not a quote. For the same comparison across states, see my guide to what it costs to form an LLC. If you are weighing a code, my ZenBusiness promo code post covers what is verified.

Worked Cost Scenarios (Examples Only)

All scenarios use numbers from the pages above and state their assumptions. They are examples, not a recommendation, and a real order can differ. I leave out card processing fees so every row is on the same footing.

Scenario E assumes you buy the $199 agent on top of the free Starter plan, because ZenBusiness lists it as a separate item. Scenario C relies on the free first-year agent, and you would then need a year-two agent plan that the Bizee pages I loaded did not price. Scenario G is incomplete by design, because LegalZoom’s page did not show an agent price.

Wyoming’s recurring charge is small, so the multi-year view is mostly about the agent and filing-service choices. The table below covers formation plus three annual reports at the $60 minimum (assuming under $300,000 in Wyoming assets), with no expedite, amendments or card fees.

The spread, from $569 to $997, comes from agent and filing-service choices, not from the state. The state charges the same $100 and the same $60 whoever clicks submit. Paying $100 to have a service file a report that costs $60 at the state is the kind of line I would price before buying a package.

Costs Outside the State Fee

The state fee, the agent and the annual report are the parts you can verify on an official page. A working store has other costs I did not price from official sources, so I list them as a checklist, not as numbers:

• Business bank account and payment processing: these usually need your formation paperwork, and fees vary by provider. Payment costs are part of your store’s margin, so model them early.
• Business address or mailbox: if you want a mail address that is not your home, see my comparison of the best virtual mailbox for a Wyoming LLC.
• Sales tax registration: a separate process that I did not research or price here. The Wyoming Department of Revenue handles Wyoming sales and use tax, and your home state handles yours.
• Home-state registration: the foreign registration costs in the table earlier, which are the line most likely to surprise someone who formed in Wyoming to save money.

If you are still deciding what to sell, start with my guide to high-ticket dropshipping.

My list of high-ticket niches helps you choose a category.

Once you have a niche, the step-by-step supplier guide covers sourcing, which is where a registered entity often comes up. For the bigger picture of entity, bank account and payments, read my business formation guide for high-ticket dropshipping.

My Take: Where the Money Goes

This is opinion, not advice. For a Wyoming LLC the $100 is the smallest decision. The agent is the largest recurring line, the report is a small fixed cost for most stores, and the home-state registration is the line that decides whether Wyoming was worth it. Before you pay anyone, write down the three-year number for your own state both ways, the way I did for Florida and Texas above. If Wyoming still wins on a specific benefit you can name, form there with your eyes open. If you cannot name the benefit, a home-state LLC is usually simpler.

One more note on trust. Formation services and some older guides describe Wyoming fees, expedite options and processing times differently from each other, and in two cases from the state’s own pages, so use the Secretary of State fee schedule and the date it carries for the numbers that apply to you.

If you would rather have help deciding on structure, a niche and a first supplier, that is what my private coaching is for.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to form an LLC in Wyoming?
As of November 2026 the Wyoming Secretary of State fee schedule shows $100 for the Articles of Organization, plus a 2.4% card fee (minimum $1) if you file online, which is $2.40 on that fee. You also need a registered agent with a physical Wyoming address. Formation services add their own fee on top.

How much is the Wyoming LLC annual report?
The fee schedule shows an annual report license tax of $60 or 0.0002 of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. By that arithmetic $60 applies until Wyoming assets pass $300,000. The report is due on the first day of your formation anniversary month, and the entity is administratively dissolved if it is not filed within 60 days after the due date.

Can I expedite a Wyoming LLC filing?
The schedule lists $700 for next business day and $1,400 for same business day. The state’s expedite instructions exclude filings that can be completed online, including initial formations, so a new LLC likely cannot buy speed. Online domestic filings are described as active immediately, per the state’s FAQ.

Do I need a registered agent in Wyoming if I live in another state?
Yes. The state requires a registered agent with a physical Wyoming address, and a drop box does not qualify. Most out-of-state owners hire a commercial agent, and the pages I loaded showed $125 per year at Northwest and $199 per year at ZenBusiness. Letting the agent lapse can lead to a $350 reinstatement.

Does a Wyoming LLC save money if I live somewhere else?
Usually not on fees. Your home state generally expects a foreign registration, which showed $125 in Florida and $750 in Texas on the pages I loaded, and you still pay Wyoming’s agent and annual report. Any income tax benefit depends on your own facts, so confirm with a CPA. This is not legal or tax advice.

Related Articles

If you are weighing Wyoming for a store, these posts cover the next decisions.

• How to Form an LLC in Wyoming: The Complete Guide for Online Business Owners
• Wyoming LLC vs Your Home State LLC: Which Should You Choose?
• Delaware LLC vs Wyoming LLC: Which Is Better for Ecommerce?
• California LLC vs Wyoming LLC: Which Is Better for Online Sellers?
• Best Virtual Business Address for an LLC in 2026

Trevor Fenner

Trevor Fenner is an ecommerce entrepreneur and world traveler from Seattle, Washington, and the founder of Ecommerce Paradise, a platform focused on helping entrepreneurs build and scale profitable high-ticket ecommerce and dropshipping businesses. With over a decade of hands-on experience, Trevor specializes in high-ticket dropshipping strategy, niche and product selection, supplier recruiting and onboarding, Google & Bing Shopping ads, ecommerce SEO, and systems-driven automation and scaling. Through Ecommerce Paradise, he provides free education via in-depth guides like How to Start High-Ticket Dropshipping, advanced training through the High-Ticket Dropshipping Masterclass, and fully done-for-you turnkey ecommerce services for entrepreneurs who want a faster, more hands-off path to growth. Trevor is known for emphasizing sustainable, real-world ecommerce models over hype-driven tactics, helping store owners build scalable, sellable, and location-independent brands.

He maintains homes in Seattle and Bali, spends most of the year overseas, and usually returns to Seattle for about a month each summer.

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