How do you file a Wyoming Secretary of State LLC Form?

Wyoming Secretary of state LLC forms are filed either online or by mail. The office is located in Cheyenne, the capital city of Wyoming. The Wyoming Secretary of State can also be referred to as the keeper of record. The secretary keeps many files for elections, businesses, stock, and many other examples. The Secretary is also the keeper of the Great Seal of Wyoming.

The Secretary's office is made up of five divisions. Business files like LLC forms are handled by the business division. Wyoming Trusts, Wyoming Corporations, Wyoming Non-Profit Corporations, and Wyoming Partnerships are other business filings that this division handles. The business division also handles trademarks and trade names.

Wyoming was the union's last state to incorporate online filing for a Corporation or an LLC. The Secretary makes a free PDF of Wyoming's Articles of Organization available to the public. A signed copy of the Wyoming registered agent consent form and a signed copy of the articles are submitted by the filer to the Secretary. A lawyer in Wyoming could help with the process.

Name distinguishability is treated as a strict matter by the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office. It is to prevent the filer's LLC names from being similar to other existing businesses registered in the state. The state also refunds a $100 filing fee if your LLC name is rejected when filing through the mail. The $100 is forfeited, however, if the name is rejected after it was filed online.

Due to the state's name distinguishability strictness, there are specific names that must be filed by mail. They include:

  • If the desired name has an “A” at the beginning and is accompanied by a space.
  • If the desired name contains “the”, “The”, “An”, “an”, “and”, “And”, or “&”.
  • Commas, periods, and apostrophes are not regarded as special characters but punctuation.

The Wyoming Secretary of State is more than delighted to confirm name availability by phone. It is recommended to make a call to the SOS to confirm your LLC name availability even after filing by mail. The number is 307-777-7311 and it is operational from 8 am to 5 pm every Monday through Friday. 

How do I file Wyoming Secretary of State LLC forms Online?

Just complete the following steps:

  1. At the “Business Entity Type” drop-down menu.
  2. Select Limited Liability Company (Domestic).
  3. Agree to the terms by checking off the box. Click the “Next” button.
  4. Fill in your information within 30 minutes or else the session will expire and you will have to re-do the entire process.

The following information is useful to filers who intend to fill out things online.

Business name

Key in your chosen LLC name twice. Ensure the designator is included at the end of the name. As per Wyoming law, allowable designators are L.L.C, LLC, L.C, LTD, Ltd, Liability Company, Limited Company, Liability Co, Limited Liability Company, and Limited Liability Co.

For low-profit LLC choose “L3C”. It is a for-profit and nonprofit company hybrid that often has a charitable component and positive social impact.

For a Close LLC choose “Close Limited Liability Company”. In Wyoming, a Close LLC has strict restrictions on transfers of ownership, capital distributions, membership, and more. 

Detail

Select how long you'd like your LLC to be in existence from the drop-down menu. Select “Expires” if you would like it to end at a future date then enter the date. Choose either 30, 50, or 90 years. Most filers, however, select “Perpetual Existence”, meaning that only a paper dissolution by the members can end it.

Leave the box blank if you want your LLC to go into existence on the day of approval by the Wyoming Secretary of State.

Enter a date in the box if you would like your LLC to go into existence at a future date. A maximum of 90 days is allowed to avoid taxes on inactive months where your LLC did not register any activity.

Agent

There are three options in Wyoming for LLC registered agents and they must have a street address located in the same area.

  • Skip the “Search for a Registered Agent" if you have a friend or family member or yourself included as resident agents.
  • Enter the person's phone number, address, and email at the “Enter Agent Information Section”.

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