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Compare: three states
Wyoming costs $100 to file and at least $60 a year. Delaware costs $110 to file and $400 every year. If you live or work in a US state, that state usually wins, because doing business there can mean registering there too.
Wyoming Secretary of State and Delaware Division of Corporations, read Oct 7, 2026. See source
| Item | Wyoming | Delaware | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filing fee1 | $100 Articles of Organization | $110 Certificate of Formation | Not stated by the source |
| Annual fee or report5 | Annual report with the license tax, $60 minimum | No annual report; the $400 yearly tax instead | Not stated by the source |
| Franchise or license tax5 | $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater | $400 LLC tax by June 1; late: $200 plus 1.5% a month | Not stated by the source |
| Annual report due2 | First day of the anniversary month | No annual report required | Not stated by the source |
| Registered agent6 | Required; physical Wyoming address (a PO box only in addition) | Required; physical street address in Delaware | Not stated by the source |
| Privacy: what the form asks3 | Name, agent, mailing and principal office address, email, organizer signature; no member names | Not stated by the source | Not stated by the source |
| Expedited filing4 | $700 next business day, $1,400 same day | $50 for 24-hour, $100 same day | Not stated by the source |
| Registering an out-of-state LLC here1 | $150 Certificate of Authority | $200 Foreign Certificate of Registration | Not stated by the source |
| Source | Wyoming Secretary of State: fee schedule, FAQs, LLC formRead Oct 7, 2026 | Delaware Division of Corporations: fee schedule, tax page, how to formRead Oct 7, 2026 | New Mexico Secretary of State: Business ServicesRead Oct 7, 2026 |
Read October 7, 2026, from each state's own fee schedule, forms and filing pages. New Mexico: the LLC fee is in NMSA 1978 § 53-19-63 (nmonesource.com), which returned 403 on October 7, 2026; cells are left blank rather than filled from third-party sites. Not stated means the official page we read did not cover it.
Lowest yearly bill: Wyoming. Its license tax starts at $60 a year, against Delaware's flat $40015. Its formation form does not list members, which keeps owners' names off that filing3.
Fast filing: Delaware. It costs more every year, but the Division of Corporations offers 24-hour service for $50 and same-day for $100 on an LLC formation4. Delaware LLCs file no annual report; they pay the $400 tax by June 15.
New Mexico: often cited as a low-cost state. All filings are made online at enterprise.sos.nm.gov7. The LLC fee is set in NMSA 1978 § 53-19-63, available on the New Mexico Compilation Commission's site at nmonesource.com; that page was unreachable on October 7, 2026, so no fee is quoted here. Check both before you pay.
Living or working in a US state? Doing business there can mean registering your LLC there as well, at that state's fee: $750 in Texas, for example8. Forming in that state avoids paying two states. See the state fees guide for six states.
| If you are asking | Start with | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Need the full order of steps? | State, agent, filing, EIN, bank, yearly filings | Non-resident guide |
| No SSN for the EIN? | IRS phone and fax routes, free | EIN without an SSN |
| Owe the IRS a yearly form? | Form 5472 for foreign-owned LLCs | Form 5472 |
Good for a $0 service charge with a first year of registered agent
Good for formation plus branding tools on a yearly plan, with a start link for non-US citizens
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