Wyoming Business Guide

Follow this Wyoming business guide for a quick start guide to forming, renewing, and maintaining your company in Wyoming.

Common Steps in Wyoming Incorporation and Business Maintenance:

• Wyoming LLC or Wyoming Corporation Name Choice
• Wyoming Articles of Incorporation (or Formation)
• WY Registered Agent
• Company Address
• Wyoming Business Formation
• Wyoming Company Renewal
• Company Changes
• Closing Down your Company

Wyoming Corporation Name

Choosing a name for your corporation or LLC is an important first step to creating your business. Make sure you do a name search with the Wyoming Secretary of State before you file your company. The name search is free to use online. Before you start purchasing domain names and registering your company online, make sure you can get the name you want. 

Wyoming Articles

The Wyoming Articles of Incorporation for a corporation or the Wyoming Articles of Organization for a limited liability company are used to register a business in Wyoming.  There are a few basic articles that you must include when registering a business in Wyoming, like the name of your company and your registered agent information. If you do not list the basic required information, the state will reject your filing. Be sure to follow the rules to avoid time delays. For more details, see our page on LLC and corporate articles. 

Wyoming Registered Agent

You must have a registered agent to form a new Wyoming limited liability company or corporation. Why? Your registered agent is the first point of contact for the state of Wyoming when it comes to service of process. This means your registered agent will accept important legal documents on your behalf.  Hire us as your Wyoming Registered Agent and we can form your company and provide a Wyoming address for your company’s formation documents.

Registered Business Address

A mailing address and a principal office address must be listed on your company’s articles, there is no way around it. If you want to use our address to maintain your privacy, you can! You will also receive three pieces of regular mail for free. Need more than that? Sign up for Mail Forwarding or Virtual Office service and get an address with a unique suite number you can use on your website, company stationary, business cards, domain registrations, or any other business need.

Wyoming State Filing

To officially form your business, you must pay the Wyoming Secretary of State $100 (or $104 for online filings). Wyoming Registered Agent only charges $203 total, including the first year of agent service, the $104 online filing fee, and free mail forwarding (3 documents / year). Registered agent service will be $99 a year for the following years. We charge you on the anniversary month of your business formation. 

Annual Renewal

You must renew your company with the Wyoming Secretary of State every year. The minimum fee for the required annual report is $50, or $54 if you pay the Wyoming annual report online. The Wyoming annual report consists of a few financial questions about your company. Wyoming Registered Agent automatically files your annual report for you when you renew registered agent service. (Note that if you have more than $250,000 in assets located in Wyoming, then your annual fee will go up in increments depending on your total assets.)

Changes

Changes can be made to your WY Limited Liability Company or Wyoming Corporation after you have formed it with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office. The only thing you cannot change is the Incorporator or the Organizer. Some changes can be done for free, others require a state filing fee. For example, a company name change cost $50. We can file any an amendment for you for just $100 plus state fees.

Ending Incorporation

If you want to close down your Wyoming company, you’ll have to file Articles of Dissolution for $50.  If you simply do not renew your registration, the state will administratively dissolve your LLC or Corporation. It is better to pay this fee upfront, otherwise you face penalty fees.