Every Wyoming LLC owes the state one filing a year: the annual report. It’s genuinely simple — a handful of fields, a small fee, and a few minutes online — but the consequences of skipping it aren’t. Here’s everything a non-resident owner needs to know to file it correctly and stay in good standing.
The facts at a glance
- Fee: $60 minimum for most LLCs (based on assets physically located in Wyoming).
- Due date: the first day of your LLC’s anniversary month, every year.
- Grace period: 60 days after the due date before the state can dissolve your LLC.
- Early filing window: up to 120 days before your due date.
- Where: online at wyobiz.wyo.gov, or by mail.
Wyoming doesn’t charge late fees the way most states do. Instead, your LLC simply stays “delinquent but active” for 60 days — then faces administrative dissolution if the report still hasn’t been filed. That trade-off is worth understanding, because it changes how you should think about deadlines.
When your annual report is due
Your due date follows your formation date, not the calendar year: whatever month your LLC was formed in, your report is due on the first day of that same month, every year after.
- Formed May 15, 2024 → due May 1 each year, starting 2025.
- Formed November 8, 2023 → due November 1 each year.
- Formed January 29 → due January 1 each year.
You can file up to 120 days before your due date. If you’re juggling several deadlines or traveling, filing early removes the risk entirely — there’s no downside to submitting it four months ahead of schedule.
If the due date passes unfiled, your LLC becomes delinquent the next day, but it stays active. Wyoming gives you a full 60-day grace period before it moves to administrative dissolution — no late fee charged along the way, just a hard stop once the window closes.
What Wyoming actually asks for
The annual report is short by design. You’ll confirm:
- Your principal office address.
- A mailing address, if different.
- Your registered agent’s name and address.
- Your LLC’s asset value, only if it holds more than $300,000 in assets physically located in Wyoming.
You won’t be asked for member or manager names, ownership percentages, revenue, or a description of what your business does — Wyoming’s privacy protections extend to this filing too.
Only assets physically located in Wyoming count toward the fee calculation — bank balances, inventory, or equipment held elsewhere don’t. For most online businesses run from outside Wyoming, that figure is $0, which means you pay the flat $60 minimum.
If your Wyoming-based assets do exceed $300,000, the formula is $60 plus $0.0002 for every dollar above that threshold — a rate that’s stayed unchanged for years.
How to file it
Filing online through Wyoming’s Annual Report Wizard takes a few minutes:
- Go to wyobiz.wyo.gov and enter your Secretary of State filing ID.
- Confirm your addresses and update your registered agent’s details if anything’s changed.
- Pay the $60 fee plus a small card-processing convenience fee, and you’re done — approval is instant.
The convenience fee is tiered by the amount you owe (roughly $2.25 to $8.95 for most LLCs), so the typical all-in cost online lands around $62. If your fee comes out above $500, online payment isn’t available and you’ll need to file by mail instead, sent to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office in Cheyenne. Mail filings take one to three weeks to process, compared to instant approval online.
Federal filings that run on their own clock
Your Wyoming annual report only covers state compliance. As a non-resident owner, your LLC also has federal obligations that follow a completely separate calendar:
- Form 5472, attached to a pro-forma Form 1120, reports transactions between your LLC and its foreign owner — required every year, even at $0 income. We cover exactly how this works in Form 5472 explained.
- The deadline is April 15, with an automatic extension available to October 15 if you need more time.
- You’ll also need an EIN to file federal taxes and open a US bank account — see our guide to getting an EIN for a foreign-owned LLC for how that process works without an SSN.
We handle both sides through Federal Tax Filing: a US-licensed CPA prepares your pro-forma 1120 and Form 5472, and we track the deadline so it never depends on you remembering two calendars at once.
Mistakes worth avoiding
A few patterns come up often enough to call out directly:
- Missing the deadline because reminder emails land in spam. Set your own calendar reminders at 90, 30, and 7 days out, or let a registered agent service track it for you.
- Counting assets that aren’t actually in Wyoming. Only physical assets located in the state count — most non-resident owners genuinely owe $0 toward the fee calculation.
- Filing personally and putting your name on the public record. A registered agent files on your behalf, keeping your details off the state’s public filing.
- Assuming no state income tax means no tax obligations at all. Wyoming’s simplicity is about state-level requirements only — your federal filings still apply.
- Treating the 60-day window as extra time to relax. Wyoming doesn’t offer a “pay more, file later” option like some states do. Once the 60 days close, dissolution follows automatically.
If your LLC does get administratively dissolved
Wyoming allows reinstatement for up to two years after dissolution. Past that window, the entity is gone for good and you’d need to form a new LLC from scratch.
Reinstating means filing every missing annual report, paying all outstanding fees plus the current year’s, and submitting a reinstatement application — typically approved within about a week. It’s a manageable process, but a gap in good standing can still complicate banking or contracts in the meantime, so it’s worth avoiding if you can.
If your LLC is close to dissolution or was recently dissolved, reach out to us directly — we can move quickly on reinstatement and set up ongoing compliance tracking so it doesn’t happen again.
How Wyoming compares to other states
| State | Annual fee | Due date | Late consequence | Online filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $60 | Anniversary month | 60-day grace, then dissolution | Yes, instant |
| Delaware (LLC) | $300 franchise tax | June 1 | $200 + 1.5%/month interest | Yes |
| Nevada | $350 (list + business license) | Anniversary month | ~$175 combined penalty | Yes |
| New Mexico | $0 | No annual report required | N/A | N/A |
Wyoming sits in a comfortable middle: a low, predictable fee with a forgiving grace period, rather than New Mexico’s zero-filing approach (which trades away some of the privacy and legal precedent Wyoming and Delaware offer) or the steeper ongoing costs of Delaware and Nevada. See our full breakdown in Wyoming vs. Delaware if you’re still deciding where to form.
Good news on beneficial ownership reporting
If you’ve seen older articles warning about a separate federal beneficial ownership filing with FinCEN, that requirement has since been resolved in your favor. Since March 2025, FinCEN’s rule change exempts all US-formed entities — including Wyoming and Delaware LLCs — from beneficial ownership reporting, regardless of who owns them. Only companies formed outside the US that register to do business here still need to file. Your Wyoming annual report remains the only entity-level filing you need to track at the state level.
FAQ: Wyoming LLC annual reports
When exactly is my annual report due?
The first day of the month your LLC was originally formed in, every year. If you formed on May 15, your report is due May 1 each following year — regardless of the exact day you formed.
What if I miss the deadline?
Your LLC becomes delinquent the next day but stays active for 60 days. If you still haven’t filed by then, Wyoming administratively dissolves it. You can reinstate within two years of dissolution.
How much will I actually pay?
Almost all non-resident owners pay the flat $60 minimum, since the higher tier only applies once you hold more than $300,000 in assets physically located in Wyoming.
Can I file before my due date?
Yes — up to 120 days early. Filing early is the simplest way to remove deadline risk from your calendar entirely.
Does the annual report ask for owner names?
No. Wyoming only asks for your registered agent and office addresses, not member or manager names, ownership percentages, or financials.
Is this the same as my federal tax filing?
No. The annual report is a state-level filing only. You separately owe Form 5472 and a pro-forma Form 1120 to the IRS each year — see Federal Tax Filing for how we handle that alongside your state compliance.
Keeping a Wyoming LLC in good standing really comes down to one filing a year, done on time. It’s built into every Company Formation plan: we act as your registered agent, track your specific due date, file your annual report before it’s close, and keep your federal filings running alongside it — so nothing falls through the gap between two countries’ calendars.
