What to know before you file in Wyoming, plus the fee and the steps.
Wyoming charges $100 up front and charges a moderate recurring fee that is easy to plan around after that ($60). Wyoming was the first state to create the LLC structure back in 1977, and it still has no state income tax, which is part of why it stays popular with out-of-state filers even though it is not where most of them do business. None of that changes the basic paperwork Wyoming requires; it just changes what you pay and when.
The state document you file is called the Articles of Organization in Wyoming, and it costs $100 to submit, which is a fairly ordinary, middle-of-the-road filing fee. Most filers also budget for a registered-agent service if they do not want to list a personal address on the public record for their Wyoming LLC.
Filing document: Articles of Organization. State filing fee: $100. Recurring report fee: $60, based on what Wyoming currently publishes for 2026. Confirm the exact figure with the Wyoming Secretary of State before you file, since these amounts are set by the state and do change.
Between the $100 filing fee and Wyoming's recurring report fee, most people can estimate their full first-year cost in a couple of minutes. Use the LLC cost calculator to get a first-year cost estimate, and the LLC tax calculator to see the tax math before you decide anything once your Wyoming LLC is generating real profit.
Wyoming charges $100 to file the Articles of Organization, which is a fairly ordinary, middle-of-the-road filing fee. After that, Wyoming charges a moderate recurring fee that is easy to plan around; use the LLC cost calculator for your full first-year number.
No. Most people file the Articles of Organization themselves directly with Wyoming's Secretary of State. A lawyer can help with a custom operating agreement for a Wyoming LLC or a more complex ownership setup, but Wyoming does not require one to form the LLC itself.
Wyoming charges a moderate recurring fee that is easy to plan around, currently $60 on the recurring schedule the state sets, on top of the original filing fee.
Usually not, unless you have a specific reason like Wyoming's legal system or tax treatment. If your business actually operates somewhere other than Wyoming, you will likely need to register as a foreign LLC there too, which means paying Wyoming and that other state instead of just one.
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