Why Wyoming?
Top for liability protection Top for asset protection Anonymity includedWyoming limited liability companies offer the best asset protection laws and allow anonymous ownership. Online shops, property investors and holding companies are just some of the sectors that benefit from forming LLCs in Wyoming. Unlike other US states, Wyoming's company law explicitly states that creditors of an LLC member have no right of recourse against the assets of the limited liability company. That is not the case in other US states. There, a creditor can show that the member used the LLC as a "petty cash box" and thereby gain access to the LLC's assets. Here are the 3 best states for your zero-tax LLC compared.
The character of the state
In 1977, the legislature in Cheyenne passed an unremarkable law and with it created a new legal form: Wyoming invented the limited liability company. Every LLC in the world, from Delaware to Dubai, is a copy of this original. That the most sparsely populated state in the US (more pronghorn than people, Yellowstone as the world's first national park, women's suffrage as early as 1869) came up with America's most important business form fits its nature: Wyoming regulates little, but what it regulates, it regulates first and most thoroughly.
For you, that means you are not forming in just any tax-friendly state but with the original, with the longest-tested LLC law in the world and a register that does not know your name. The cowboy on the licence plate says nothing, and that is exactly the offer.
And since 2021, Wyoming has been one of very few states to maintain its own dedicated court for business law: disputes are decided by a specialised judge, not by the luck of the jury draw. For you, that means even in the unlikely event of a dispute, your company plays in a stadium that knows the rules.
And if you work with crypto or digital assets, you will not find this legal framework anywhere else: Wyoming has passed more than thirty digital asset laws of its own, recognises DAOs as a form of LLC and cleanly defines digital assets as property. The state that invented the LLC is also its most modern.
Services included in the flat fee
Our promise: no hidden fees, no extra costs.
You will find a detailed description of the services here.
Written correspondence in your language★Also included from year 2 Formation of your Wyoming LLC by our firm in Austin Privacy protection through the use of our address in the company register★Also included from year 2 Obtaining your US tax number (EIN) Registered office and Registered Agent in Wyoming for 12 months★Also included from year 2 Formation documents by email Operating Agreement drafted by attorneys, specifically for zero-tax LLCs Opening a US business account (info) Help building your US credit. With the Credit Builder you build your US credit history, and we support you with your first card applications. Access to 100+ attorney-drafted contract templates and forms under US law for your LLC (value: $500) (info)★Also included from year 2 Business address in the company's state of formation (info)★Also included from year 2 Additional office address in Austin, Texas, available on request★Also included from year 2 US phone number and call answering (shared line) for 12 months★Also included from year 2 Preparation and on-time filing of your LLC's US tax return (Form 1120 with Form 5472) and all official annual reports for 12 months. Protects you from the $25,000 penalty the IRS imposes for missed or incorrect 5472 filings.★Also included from year 2 Annual state fees and licences for 12 months★Also included from year 2 Scanning your mail and forwarding it by email for 12 months★Also included from year 2 Transparency register monitoring (currently no reporting obligation; filings at no extra cost should they become required again)★Also included from year 2 Legal services and advice for 12 months★Also included from year 2 Membership in the New Horizons Club for 12 months★Also included from year 2No hidden fees, no surprise bills for extra work
Our flat fee covers every service you need to form your Wyoming LLC and run it for the first 12 months after the company is formed. Bought one by one, these services cost over $6,500. With us: one flat fee, $2,600, done.
Services and costs after 12 months
We are happy to keep looking after the company once the 12 months are over. To keep using the services marked "Also included from year 2" above, the fee is then $2,100 per year.
How long formation takes
Forming a Wyoming LLC takes only about 2 days.
Tax treatment in the United States
Set up correctly, the Wyoming zero-tax LLC pays no taxes in the United States. Please read our detailed explanation. Whether, and to what extent, the Wyoming LLC's profits are taxable in your country of residence is a question for your tax adviser or for a consultation, held in English.
Asset protection
CLASS AWyoming offers the best statutory protection in the US: creditors of a member are expressly limited to the so-called charging order, single-member LLCs included. Reaching into the company's assets is excluded. For holding structures, ask us about the Wyoming holding. To be honest about it: if you run your LLC entirely from another state, you cannot rely blindly on Wyoming law before the courts there. That is one more reason why structure and substance belong in the consultation.
Rating: our firm's assessment based on the company law, not legal advice for your individual case.
Anonymity
Wyoming offers anonymity. The details of the Wyoming LLC's member are neither published in the company register nor transmitted to it. Only the details of our firm or of the service providers we use are filed.
For an honest perspective: banks, payment providers and authorities may ask for proof of identity regardless of the company register. Anonymity in the register means discretion towards the public, not invisibility towards institutions. More on this under anonymity.