Wyoming business entity search and name check

To check a Wyoming business, use WyoBiz, the Secretary of State Business Division's filing search, which shows each filing's status and its tax and registered-agent standing. We link you there rather than searching it ourselves. A Wyoming LLC costs $100 to form, and each year it pays an annual report license tax of at least $60, due on the first day of the month it was formed.

Registry: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official search: WyoBiz
How we search Wyoming: Official site only (we hand you off). Wyoming's official search shows a bot-protection check before every page loads, so we send you to the official site instead of searching it for you.
What a result can tell you: Searching the official site shows names on record. Wyoming decides acceptance when you file.
State fee to form an LLC: $100 (Articles of Organization)
Ongoing LLC filing: Annual Report (License Tax), $60. Due on the first day of the month in which the LLC was formed

What the Wyoming search covers

WyoBiz covers for-profit and nonprofit corporations, LLCs (including series LLCs), limited partnerships, registered limited liability partnerships, statutory trusts, processing cooperatives, out-of-state businesses registered in Wyoming, and trade names and trademarks registered with the Secretary of State. We couldn't confirm whether inactive businesses appear in results.

Each record has a Filing ID. Search by number on the WyoBiz.

How to read Wyoming results

Wyoming does not publish definitions for its status labels in one place. We show the official wording exactly as the registry gives it.

A status describes the registry filing only. It isn’t evidence of a license, tax compliance or reputation, and a record with the same name as a company you know may be a different business. More on statuses.

Wyoming business name rules

An LLC name must include one of: Limited Liability Company, LLC, L.L.C., Limited Company, LC, L.C., Ltd. Liability Company, Ltd. Liability Co., Limited Liability Co..

The name must be distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from other business entity names, reserved names and registered names, and may not be the same as or deceptively similar to a registered Wyoming trademark or service mark. (W.S. 17-29-108; 17-16-401) Source: sos.wyo.gov

Wyoming doesn’t publish a list of the differences it ignores, so our check treats only capitalization and punctuation as insignificant and flags other close names as similar for you to judge.

Professional LLCs

Wyoming has a separate name reservation form for professional entities. We couldn't confirm their naming rules.

Using a similar name with consent

Yes. Wyoming will allow a name that is not distinguishable if the holder of the existing name consents in writing and agrees to change its own name (W.S. 17-29-108(c)).

Reserving a name in Wyoming

Wyoming lets you reserve a name before you form the business for $60, held for 120 days.

Mail the Application for Reservation of Name with a $60 check or money order; it can't be sent by email. Processing takes up to 15 business days. You don't need a reservation if you file your Articles of Organization at the same time.

Wyoming name reservation

Searching on this site doesn’t reserve anything. Only WY SOS Business Division can.

Forming an LLC in Wyoming

Document: Articles of Organization
State filing fee: $100
From the fee schedule effective July 1, 2026. A series LLC pays $10 for each series it designates.
File online: WY SOS Business Division filing
Processing: Expedited filing costs $700 for next-business-day service or $1,400 for same-day service. We couldn't confirm standard processing times.
Registered agent: Wyoming charges $350 to reinstate an LLC that was dissolved for not having a registered agent. Businesses that act as commercial registered agents register with the Secretary of State each year for $50. We couldn't confirm the other agent rules.
Out-of-state LLC registering here: $150 (Certificate of Authority (foreign LLC))

Fees change. Confirm them on the official Wyoming fee schedule before you file.

File it yourself or use a service

File directly with Wyoming

$100 state fee

You fill in the Articles of Organization yourself and pay only the state. You’ll need a registered agent with a Wyoming street address; that can be you if you have one.

File with WY SOS Business Division

Use a formation service

A service prepares and files the paperwork, and most can act as your registered agent and send compliance reminders. You still pay the state fee on top of their price, and the state still decides whether to accept your name.

Bizee: $0 plus the state fee (Basic); Standard $199, Premium $299, plus state fee
LegalZoom: $0 plus state fees (Basic); Managed Service $249 plus state fees
Northwest Registered Agent: $39 plus the state fee
ZenBusiness: $0 plus the state fee (Starter); Pro $199 plus state fee, renews $199/yr

We don’t currently earn commissions from these providers. Prices from each provider’s site on Oct 30, 2026. We never send them your proposed name. Compare what each includes · Disclosure

An EIN (federal tax ID) is free from the IRS; you don’t need to pay anyone for one.

Keeping a Wyoming LLC in good standing

Annual Report (License Tax): $60. Due on the first day of the month in which the LLC was formed. Source: wyobiz.wyo.gov

The annual report includes a license tax: $60, or $0.0002 per dollar of the LLC's assets located and used in Wyoming, whichever is greater. The $60 shown above is the minimum.

Reinstating an LLC that was dissolved for not paying the license tax costs $100; reinstating one dissolved for not having a registered agent costs $350.

Proof of status: Certificate of Good Standing (free online; $20 for a certificate from the office) ($0). Source: wyobiz.wyo.gov

Assumed names (DBAs)

Trade names and trademarks are registered with the Secretary of State for $100 and renewed for $50. You can also reserve a trade name for $30. Source: sos.wyo.gov

Good to know about Wyoming

You can get a Certificate of Good Standing online at no cost. Source: sos.wyo.gov
The annual report is a license tax: the greater of $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of the LLC's Wyoming assets. Source: sos.wyo.gov
Expedited filing is expensive: $700 for next business day and $1,400 for same day. Source: sos.wyo.gov
A series LLC can add series for $10 each. Source: sos.wyo.gov
Reinstating an LLC dissolved for having no registered agent costs $350, compared with $100 if it was dissolved for an unpaid license tax. Source: sos.wyo.gov
Name reservations are filed by mail only and can take up to 15 business days to process. Source: sos.wyo.gov

Sources and accuracy

We checked this page against official Wyoming sources on October 30, 2026. Our monitor rechecks the official search, filing portal and fee pages daily and flags changes for review.

Items we couldn’t confirm on an official page (5)

We confirmed the annual report due date only indirectly, not on the state's annual report page itself.
We couldn't confirm the late penalty for annual reports or how long before a business is dissolved for not filing.
We couldn't find official definitions for Wyoming's status labels or the format of a Filing ID.
We couldn't confirm Wyoming's rule for when two names are too similar, or whether a business can consent to a similar name.
We couldn't confirm Wyoming's full registered agent rules or the name endings required for corporations.

See something wrong? Tell us. We can fix how we present information, but only WY SOS Business Division can change an official record.