Wyoming's annual report is not a flat fee for every entity: it is an annual report licence tax calculated on the value of the limited liability company's assets located and employed in Wyoming, with a minimum that most small companies end up paying. It is filed with the Secretary of State on the first day of the anniversary month of the company's formation, and it confirms the registered agent and the principal office alongside the tax.
The licence tax, not a flat fee
The Wyoming annual report carries a licence tax assessed on the value of assets the company locates and employs within Wyoming. A company whose assets sit outside the state pays the statutory minimum. A company holding substantial Wyoming property pays more, on a rate applied to that in-state asset value. This is why two Wyoming limited liability companies formed on the same day can owe very different amounts, and why the report asks an asset question that other states' reports do not.
The first day of your anniversary month
The report is due on the first day of the anniversary month of the company's formation or registration in Wyoming. A company organised on 14 September files by 1 September each following year. Wyoming allows a grace period before the company is dissolved administratively, but the entity reads as delinquent on the public record during it, which is visible to anyone running a search on the company.
What the register shows
The Secretary of State's filing search returns the entity's name, filing identification number, status, formation date, registered agent and the annual reports filed against it. Wyoming's record is unusually informative on the report history, which matters because the state is a common choice for holding companies and the report history is one of the few public signals about whether an entity is being maintained by anyone.
Questions people ask about wyoming llc annual report
How is the Wyoming annual report fee calculated?
As a licence tax on the value of the company's assets located and employed in Wyoming, subject to a statutory minimum that most companies with no in-state assets pay.
When is a Wyoming LLC annual report due?
On the first day of the anniversary month of the company's formation or registration in Wyoming.
What happens if a Wyoming LLC does not file?
The company reads as delinquent on the public record and, after the grace period, is dissolved administratively by the Secretary of State.