Wyoming LLC or Delaware LLC?
If you run your business in Wyoming, here's what each route costs in state fees.
The short answer
For a business that operates in Wyoming, forming in Delaware costs about $2,160 more over five years in state fees alone — before paying for a registered agent in Delaware.
Form in Wyoming
Wyoming
Articles of Organization$100
Annual Report (with license tax; see state_taxes)$0
Annual report license tax$60 / yr
Year one$100
Each year after$60
5-year total$340
Form in Delaware, register in Wyoming
Delaware
Certificate of Formation$110
Annual LLC tax payment (no separate report)$0
LLC annual tax$400 / yr
Wyoming (foreign registration)
Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC)$150
Annual Report (with license tax; see state_taxes)$0
Annual report license tax$60 / yr
Year one$660
Each year after$460
5-year total$2,500
What the fees don't show
- Forming in Delaware while operating in Wyoming means two sets of reports and two sets of deadlines, adding about $400 a year.
- You need a registered agent with a street address in Delaware. If you don't have one there, that's a paid service every year.
- Out-of-state formation makes the most sense when you raise outside investment, operate in many states, or have a specific legal reason — not as a default.
State fees only, from each state's official fee pages. Not legal or tax advice.