What a Wyoming LLC actually costs.
The numbers first: Wyoming charges roughly $102 to file the Articles of Organization and a minimum of $60 per year for the annual report. You also need a registered agent with a physical Wyoming address — bought separately if you go DIY, included in every tier we sell. Our flat fees run $299 to $2,999 up front with $149 to $499 annual renewals, and state fees are passed through at cost, itemized on the receipt.
The rest of this page is what the numbers don't show: what the cheap version leaves out, why services charge what they do, and where the expensive mistakes hide.
What are the mandatory state fees?
Two, and nobody escapes them. The Secretary of State filing fee — about $102 — is paid once, when the Articles of Organization are filed. The annual report fee — $60 minimum, scaled up if the entity holds substantial assets located in Wyoming — is due every year on the anniversary of formation.
They go to the state whether you file yourself or hire anyone; we itemize them at cost instead of burying them in our price.
Why do you need a registered agent, and what does one cost?
Wyoming law requires every LLC to maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in the state — the official recipient for legal and state mail. The agent's name and address appear on the public filing, and that is the entire privacy angle: whoever's address is on the filing is who the public record points at.
Serve as your own agent and you must actually be in Wyoming — and you publish your own name and address, undoing the point. Commercial agents charge a wide range of yearly prices, and the cheap ones are cheap for a reason: a lapsed agent is one of the quiet ways an LLC dies. Every tier includes registered agent service through NewTech Partners LLC, 1712 Pioneer Ave Suite 500, Cheyenne, WY 82001, renewal handled inside the annual fee.
What does DIY actually cost?
In cash, very little: the filing fee, the annual report, an agent if you're out of state. The EIN is free directly from the IRS. If your goal is simply "an LLC exists," DIY is genuinely the cheapest path — anyone can file an LLC, and the paperwork really is a filing fee and an afternoon.
The catch is that the paperwork isn't the product. The most common DIY failure is a filed entity that never delivered the privacy it was formed for: the owner's name went on the state form, the deed was botched, the structure was one layer in the wrong state, or the annual report lapsed and the entity quietly dissolved. Every one of those mistakes is invisible on the day you make it and expensive on the day you discover it. We wrote the full autopsy in Cause of Death: DIY.
How does DIY compare to our tiers?
Side by side, no spin. Tier details are on the pricing page; the process is on how it works.
| Item | DIY | Our tiers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming filing fee (~$102) | You pay it | Passed through at cost |
| Up-front cost | State fees + your time | $299 / $849 / $2,999 flat |
| Annual cost | $60+ report + agent fees | $149 / $299 / $499 renewal |
| Registered agent | Buy separately, or publish yourself | Included (NewTech Partners LLC, Cheyenne) |
| Operating agreement | Generic template, if any | Template / attorney-drafted / trust variant |
| Structure design | Whatever the video said | Two-layer standard, attorney-guided |
| Data broker removal | Not included | Privacy Package and above |
| Compliance calendar | Your memory | Dashboard + reminders, filing assistance |
| Failure mode | Silent, discovered years later | Monitored, disclosed, maintained |
What are the hidden costs of doing it wrong?
The expensive failures here are latent — they file without complaint and surface years later at the worst possible time:
- Privacy that never existed. Your name on the state filing means you paid for an LLC and got a different government website publishing your address.
- A botched deed. The wrong instrument can cloud your title or trip a due-on-sale clause on a mortgaged home — problems that appear when you sell, refinance, or claim.
- Administrative dissolution. A missed $60 report and your property sits inside an entity that no longer exists.
- A pierced veil. No separate bank account, no books, personal expenses through the entity — and a court treats the company like the costume it was.
- Rebuild costs. Unwinding a bad structure — new deeds, new filings, title cleanup — costs more than building it right once, and a name already published can't be fully clawed back, as we covered in Getting Your Name Off the House.
None of this is an argument against self-reliance — it's an argument for pricing risk honestly. The cheap version is cheap because it leaves the judgment out, and judgment is the part worth paying for.
Frequently asked questions.
What is the absolute minimum a Wyoming LLC costs?
The state charges a filing fee of roughly $102 for the Articles of Organization, and an annual report fee with a $60 minimum each year after that. Wyoming also requires a registered agent with a physical address in the state — if you don't live there, you must pay for one. The true DIY floor is the filing fee plus an agent every year, plus your own time and your own mistakes.
Do you mark up the state fees?
No. The Wyoming Secretary of State filing fee (~$102 as of this writing) and county recording fees are passed through at cost and itemized on your receipt. If a service quotes one blended number, ask which part is the government and which part is them.
Why not just be my own registered agent?
Because the agent's name and Wyoming street address go on the public filing — serve as your own agent and you've published the exact link you formed the LLC to sever. Our clients use NewTech Partners LLC in Cheyenne, so the public record ends at our office instead of your front door.
What happens if I skip the annual report?
Wyoming eventually administratively dissolves the LLC. That failure is silent: your property is suddenly held by an entity that no longer legally exists, and you typically discover it when you try to sell, refinance, or file a claim. Reinstatement costs money and time. Every tier we sell includes compliance reminders and annual report filing assistance for exactly this reason.
Is the Privacy Package worth $849 versus DIY?
Depends on your threat model and your appetite for latent risk. If you only want an entity to exist, DIY is genuinely cheap. If you want privacy that holds — two layers, an attorney-drafted operating agreement that matches the structure, data broker removal, and maintenance that keeps the record clean — you're paying for judgment, not paperwork. The forms are cheap; knowing which forms, in which order, is the value.
This page is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship with apocalypsetitle.com, NewTech Partners LLC, or their staff. Laws vary by jurisdiction, consult a licensed attorney or tax professional for advice specific to your situation.