Start an LLC in Wyoming · All 50 states
Wyoming keeps LLC upkeep cheap and the public filing short. Here is how to form one, what it costs each year, how private it really is, and when you should not bother.
By the Lobi Space compliance team. Current as of October 2026. Lobi Space is not a law firm and does not give legal advice; we prepare and file documents at your direction.
Step by step
Five steps from name to EIN. We handle the filing steps for you at your direction, and you keep the decisions.
The name must include "Limited Liability Company", "LLC", "L.L.C.", "Limited Company", "LC", "L.C." or a listed abbreviation, and must be available on the Wyoming record.
A Wyoming resident or a business authorized in Wyoming, with a physical Wyoming address. A drop box is not accepted. The agent signs a consent to appointment that goes in with your articles.
Online through WyoBiz or by mail, for $100. The articles list the name, the registered agent, the company's mailing and principal office addresses and an email address, and are signed by an organizer.
Wyoming requires every entity to give its registered agent the name, business address and phone number of a real person who serves as its communications contact (W.S. 17-28-104). The agent keeps it on file.
Sign an operating agreement, get your free EIN from the IRS, and register the LLC as a foreign company in any other state where it does business.
Want the general version first? Read how to set up an LLC and what every formation add-on actually is.
Costs
State fees only: what you pay once, what repeats and what is optional. You also need a registered agent in Wyoming. Ours is $95 per entity, per state, per year, through our partner network.
Compare our service fees on formation pricing.
| Item | State cost | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization | $100 | One time |
| Expedited filing review | $700 next business day, $1,400 same business day | Optional |
| Annual report license tax | $60, or two tenths of a mill on each dollar of Wyoming assets if that is more | Every year, due the first day of your anniversary month |
| Certificate of good standing | Free online | When a bank asks |
Privacy
On the public filing, yes. Wyoming's Articles of Organization ask for the registered agent, the company's mailing and principal office addresses, and the organizer's signature and printed name. There is no line for members or managers.
The catch is the communications contact. Wyoming law requires the company to give its registered agent the name and contact details of a real person at the company, and the agent must produce it on request (W.S. 17-28-104). It is not on the public filing, but it is not a secret from the state either. The organizer's name is on the articles, so founders who want privacy let their agent or filing service act as organizer.
Federal reporting is not the issue it was: FinCEN's final rule of August 2026 removed beneficial ownership reporting for US companies and US persons. Read what changed in Anonymous LLC in 2026.
Timing
Online filings through WyoBiz are active as soon as they are filed. Paper filings are reviewed in the order received, up to 15 business days.
The Wyoming fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 also lists expedited filing review: $700 for next business day and $1,400 for same business day.
Names
Registered agent
Ours is $95 per entity, per state, per year.
Is it right for you
Corporations
A Wyoming profit corporation files Articles of Incorporation for $100 and pays the same annual report license tax as an LLC: $60, or two tenths of a mill on each dollar of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater.
We file corporations too. Pro and Premium include bylaws and initial corporate documents.
Taxes and publication
The Wyoming Business Council states that Wyoming has no corporate or personal state income tax.
Publication: Wyoming has no newspaper publication requirement for LLCs.
Operating in Illinois
Forming in Wyoming does not take your company out of Illinois. If your Wyoming company has an office, staff or regular operations in Illinois, it generally has to register in Illinois as a foreign company before it does business here. For an LLC that is the Application for Admission to Transact Business, and the Illinois fee is $150, the same as forming a new Illinois LLC.
After that you pay both states every year: Wyoming's own annual costs plus the Illinois annual report, $75 for an LLC. You also need an Illinois registered agent with a street address here. That is the double cost most Illinois founders do not see coming, and it is why a business that only operates in Illinois is usually better off with an Illinois LLC.
If you do form in Wyoming and operate here, we can be your Illinois registered agent from our staffed office in Chicago.
We check the name, prepare the filing and send it at your direction. You get the documents and a team that answers the phone.
Filing service packages
One time service fees, prepared by a person you can call. The Wyoming state fee is passed through at cost and confirmed in your quote before anything is filed.
plus the Wyoming state fee, at cost
Your Wyoming LLC or corporation filed, with your EIN, by a team you can call.
Continue with StarterIncluded
plus the Wyoming state fee, at cost
Everything in Starter, plus the documents your bank asks for and a registered agent.
Continue with ProIncluded
plus the Wyoming state fee, at cost
Everything in Pro, plus your first annual report filed and the documents to run the company.
Continue with PremiumIncluded
All 50 states
Same packages, same team, any state. These are the guides founders ask us about most, with the state fee to file and the yearly cost to keep the company active.
Lobi Space is not a law firm, and no one on our staff, including our notary public, is an attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois. We prepare and file formation documents only at your direction, using the information you give us. We cannot give legal or tax advice, tell you which entity type to choose, or review your situation the way a lawyer would. For those decisions, talk to an Illinois attorney or a CPA.
Notice from our notary public (Illinois law, 5 ILCS 312/3-103)
I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN ILLINOIS. I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS OR RECORDS, NOR MAY I GIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON ANY MATTER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MATTERS OF IMMIGRATION, OR ACCEPT OR CHARGE FEES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.
Sources: Wyoming Secretary of State, checked October 2026. Written by the Lobi Space compliance team, current as of October 2026. State fees and rules change; we confirm the current fee before we file. This page is general information, not legal advice.
From $145 plus the Wyoming state fee. A person on our team checks the name, prepares the filing and sends it at your direction.
