Wyoming Foreign LLC Registration
If you own an out-of-state LLC and want to expand your business reach into the Wyoming, you’ll need to register your company as a Wyoming Foreign LLC (FLLC) by filing a Application for Certificate of Authority plus a Certificate of Good Standing from your LLC’s home state with the WY SOS.
Here’s what you need to know:
- What is a Wyoming Foreign LLC?
- Do I Need to Register My LLC in WY?
- How Our Foreign Registration Service Works
- How to Register Your Own FLLC
- Foreign LLC Registration FAQs
Hate paperwork? Well, we love it! Order Foreign Registration Service, and we’ll take care of your filing (even getting your Certificate of Good Standing) and provide you with a year of our affordable registered agent service. You’ll also get free use of our Wyoming business address, access to additional services, and more perks!
WY Foreign LLC Registration
- $129 + state fees
What’s Included:
- Timely Application for Certificate of Authority filing
- A year of Registered Agent Service
- Free use of our Wyoming business address to increase your privacy
- Enrollment in Compliance Service to help protect your business
- Secure online account, accessible from anywhere
- Legal document scans and immediate uploads
- 3 free regular mail scans
- Free library of business documents & resources
- Lifetime customer service from local WY filing experts
- Access to additional filings (EIN, DBA) and services
What is a Wyoming Foreign LLC?
A foreign LLC is any LLC formed outside the state of Wyoming. (By contrast, any LLC formed in Wyoming is called a domestic LLC.) When you register your out-of-state LLC to do business in Wyoming, you’ve got a Wyoming Foreign LLC.
Operating Across State Lines
In the US, it’s common to do business in multiple states, but creating a new LLC in each state where you do business isn’t practical.
The solution? Register your foreign LLC to do business in those other states (such as Wyoming) using a process called foreign qualification.
Get Qualified to do Business in WY
To legally transact business with your foreign LLC in Wyoming, you’ll need to register your LLC with the WY Secretary of State.
You’ll need to appoint a Wyoming registered agent and file a Application for Certificate of Authority form ($150). With your Application, you’ll have to submit a Certificate of Good Standing from your home jurisdiction.
Do I Need to Register My FLLC?
You’re required to register your foreign LLC if you’re transacting business in Wyoming—but what exactly does “transacting business” mean?
As is the case in many states, Wyoming Statutes only define what is NOT considered transacting business in Wyoming.
- You probably don’t need to register if you only:
- Hold meetings in WY
- Own property in WY (without using it for business activities)
- Have bank accounts in WY
- Sell through independent contractors in WY
- Going to court in WY (for example, maintaining, defending, or settling a lawsuit)
The following are generally considered to constitute transacting business (consult with an attorney for a firm answer):
- You probably need to register with state if you:
- Have a physical presence in WY, such as an office, store, or even employees
- Have capital invested within the state
- Conduct regular business within the state
How Our WY FLLC Registration Service Works
Expand your business reach into Wyoming! We’ll serve as your local registered agent and take care of your registration paperwork.
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Sign up for Foreign Registration Service
You provide us with basic information about your company, and we do the rest—you can even use our Wyoming business address if you need to!
We give you instant Wyoming Registered Agent service and then file your Application for Certificate of Authority ($150).
Foreign Registration Service costs $129 + state fees.
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Start doing business in WY
As soon as the SOS accepts your Application for Certificate of Authority, we upload your confirmation to your online account and send you a notification email.
Then you can start operating in Wyoming.
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We keep you in compliance
We include enrollment in Compliance Service with Foreign Registration Service so that you never miss an Annual Report filing (equivalent to an Annual Report in other states).
We send you a reminder before your Annual Report is due. Then we file on your behalf ($100 + the state fee, charged only at filing) so that your FLLC isn’t put at risk of non-compliance for failing to file.
If you’d rather file yourself, just cancel the service in your online account.
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Re-up your RA Service
We serve as your WY registered agent for a full year.
We’ll remind you when the year’s almost up. You can continue your Registered Agent Service for $29 the next year (and every year after that).
How to Register Your Own FLLC
Prefer to file on your own? Here’s how to register a foreign LLC in Wyoming.
1. Obtain a Wyoming Registered Agent
All Wyoming foreign LLCs must have a registered agent that is located within the state of Wyoming so that the WY Secretary of State can easily get important legal documents to your company when necessary.
Because you must list your WY registered agent on your Application for Certificate of Authority, you need to appoint your agent before submitting your application. If you don’t list a Wyoming registered agent on your Application, your filing will be rejected.
Who should I designate as my WY registered agent?
You can designate one of your employees who resides in Wyoming or another Wyoming business connection, such as a lawyer, as your Wyoming registered agent.
However, for most companies, the most convenient and reliable solution is to hire a registered agent service based in Wyoming.
2. Confirm That Your LLC Name is Available
In Wyoming, all registered business entity names must be unique. So, if another company—this includes both companies formed in WY and foreign companies with the authority to operate in WY—is registered under your company’s legal business name, you won’t be able to use that business name in Wyoming.
To find out if your name is available, you can use the Wyoming Business Name Search.
3. Get a Certificate of Good Standing From Your Home State
Wyoming requires that you attach a Certificate of Good Standing from your home jurisdiction to your Application for Certificate of Authority. Your Certificate must be dated not more than 60 days before your Application for Certificate of Authority filing.
You can obtain a Certificate of Good Standing from the state agency in charge of business registrations in your state (usually the Secretary of State’s office). Prices will vary from state to state.
4. File an Application for Certificate of Authority
Next, you’ll file your Application for Certificate of Authority with the Wyoming Secretary of State.
On your form, you’ll need to provide:
- LLC Name
- Jurisdiction of Formation
- Date of formation
- Period of duration (if you intend to dissolve your LLC on a certain date, put that here)
- Mailing address
- Principal business address (must be a physical street address)
- Registered agent name and address
- The date your LLC will begin doing business in Wyoming
- Certification of registered agent consent
- Signature of the person authorized to file your Application
- Consent to appoint by registered agent
- Your Certificate of Good Standing from your home state
The filing fee is $150, and you can submit your filing by mail or in person.
Once your Application is accepted, you’re ready to start making money in Wyoming.
5. Submit Your Annual Report Each Year
The Annual Report is a yearly filing that all registered Wyoming business entities, including foreign LLCs, are required to file every year. This report keeps your FLLC information current with the state. If you don’t file your report, the state could revoke your authority to do business in Wyoming after 60 days.
Due Date
Your Annual Report is due on the first day of your anniversary month (the month you registered to do business in Wyoming). So, if you registered your LLC on June 25th, you need to submit your Annual Report by June 1st starting the following year.
Filing Fee (License Tax)
The filing fee, called the License Tax, is $60 for FLLCs with less than $300,000 in assets located in Wyoming.
If you have more than $300,000 in assets in Wyoming, you’ll need to pay two-tenths of one million on the dollar ($.0002) of your LLC’s total value of assets located in Wyoming. Luckily, the Wyoming Online Business Services portal has a fee calculator.
You can file online through the SOS Business Center’s Online Services portal or print a copy of your Annual Report from the portal to file by mail or in person.
Find out how to form a domestic Wyoming LLC instead.
Wyoming Foreign LLC FAQs
Have questions? We’ve got answers.
How much does it cost to register a FLLC in Wyoming?
Filing an Application for Certificate of Authority with the WY SOS costs $150.
Do I need to file an Annual Report?
All business entities in Wyoming, including Wyoming foreign LLCs, must file an Annual Report each year. This report helps keep your information up-to-date with the state. Your report is due the first day of your anniversary month (the month you registered your FLLC in WY), and the filing fee is $60 for all FLLCs with $300,000 or less in assets in Wyoming.
How does Compliance Service work?
To protect your FLLC from being put at risk of losing your ability to do business in Wyoming due to not filing your Annual Report, we include enrollment in Compliance Service (called Renewal Service in your online account) with our FLLC Registration Service.
We notify you by email about 3 months before your report deadline, letting you know that we will soon file on behalf of your FLLC. We’ll then file your report well ahead of the due date ($100 plus the state fee, charged only at filing). This will keep you in compliance without you having to do anything.
To file on your own, just cancel the service in your account.
Do I need to pay taxes in Wyoming?
For information on paying taxes in Wyoming, it’s best to consult a tax professional. Depending on your business, you may need to pay Sales/Use Tax or other taxes related to your industry. However, there is no personal income tax in Wyoming.