2026 costs

Wyoming LLC costs and recurring obligations

Formation is only the first line item. A useful budget covers year one, renewals, potential IRS filings, cross-border documents and eventual closure.

Content current as of 6 August 2026
Compare the full cycle, not only filingA low formation price may omit EIN, internal records, correspondence, Annual Report support and documents required by a bank or authority.
ItemAmount / ruleNotes
Articles of OrganizationUSD 100Wyoming Secretary of State fee under the schedule effective 1 July 2026.
Registered Agentprovider contract rateA continuing requirement; renewal is not a state fee.
Annual Reportminimum USD 60 or 0.0002 of Wyoming assetsEach year, generally due on the first day of the anniversary month.
Certificate of Good Standingcurrently free onlineA certified copy or Apostilled version can follow a different route and cost.
Wyoming ApostilleUSD 20 per documentPlus any notary, certified copy and courier.
EINthe IRS does not charge for the EIN itselfA service fee covers preparation and coordination, not the number.
Form 5472 / pro forma 1120adviser feePotential annual filing for a foreign-owned U.S. disregarded entity with reportable transactions.
Dissolution / closuredepends on the company’s statusState, federal, contract and accounting matters must be closed.
Recurring spend

Costs commonly appearing after year one

StateAnnual Report

At least USD 60 or the Wyoming asset formula, whichever is greater.

ProviderRegistered Agent renewal

Price depends on the independent provider and correspondence scope.

FederalAccounting and information filing

Depends on ownership, transactions and tax classification.

ChangesCertificates and amendments

Only where a bank, authority, transaction or ownership change requires them.

Budgeting

Four budget layers

1Formation

State fee, first RA period and service package.

2Operational setup

EIN, internal records and bank/KYC preparation.

3Recurring compliance

RA, Annual Report, records and possible IRS filing.

4Events

Apostille, translations, changes, licences or dissolution.

Price the full lifecycle

The qualification identifies year-one costs, renewals and external dependencies for your use case.

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