# How to Dissolve an LLC in Wyoming: Fee, Form and Steps

> Dissolve a Wyoming LLC with articles of dissolution: $60 by mail, up to 15 business days, good standing required. License tax, registered agents, reinstating.

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Published: 2026-11-11
Updated: 2026-11-11
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## Quick answer

To dissolve an LLC in Wyoming, bring it into good standing by filing any overdue annual report and paying the license tax, then mail articles of dissolution to the Secretary of State with a $60 fee. The form cannot be emailed, and processing takes up to 15 business days. Close Wyoming sales tax and unemployment insurance accounts if the LLC had them.

## Key points

- Wyoming LLC articles of dissolution cost $60, go by mail only, and take up to 15 business days.
- The LLC must be active and in good standing, so overdue annual reports and license tax come first.
- Out-of-state owners who just stop paying face administrative dissolution after 60 days, with only two years to reinstate.

## How to dissolve an LLC in Wyoming, in order

Many Wyoming LLCs are owned by people who live in other states and use a registered agent's address, so the closing usually happens from a distance. The state's rules reward getting the order right. The Secretary of State will not accept articles of dissolution from an LLC that is behind on its annual report, and an LLC that is ignored is dissolved administratively within months. The common steps for any state are in [how to dissolve an LLC](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/how-to-dissolve-an-llc).

- Members approve the dissolution and wind up under the operating agreement.
- Check the LLC's standing with the Secretary of State; file any overdue annual report and pay the license tax.
- Mail the articles of dissolution with a $60 check or money order to the Business Division in Cheyenne.
- Close the Wyoming sales and use tax license with the Department of Revenue and the unemployment insurance account with the Department of Workforce Services, if the LLC had them.
- End the registered agent service once the dissolution is filed, and close the LLC's accounts in its home state if it was registered there too.
- Keep the records and export company data before cancelling software.

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: business entity FAQs](https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUS)

## Filing Wyoming LLC articles of dissolution

The [LLC articles of dissolution form](https://sos.wyo.gov/forms/business/llc/llc-articlesdissolution.pdf) is a short PDF that is printed, signed and mailed. Before filling it in, finish winding up: the LLC's debts paid or provided for, its contracts ended or assigned, and what is left distributed to members.

The checklist printed on the form sets the rules. The filing fee is $60, by check or money order payable to the Wyoming Secretary of State. The LLC must be active and in good standing. Processing takes up to 15 business days after the office receives it. The form must be mailed with payment; it cannot be accepted by email.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Fees and forms change: confirm them with the agency before you file, and ask an attorney or accountant about your situation.

| Document | Form | Fee | Where | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Articles of dissolution (Wyoming LLC) | LLC Articles of Dissolution | $60 | Wyoming Secretary of State, by mail | Must be in good standing; up to 15 business days |
| Dissolution (profit corporation) | Dissolution of Articles by Shareholders, or by Incorporators/Initial Directors | $60 | Wyoming Secretary of State | Choose the form that matches who approved it |
| Annual report license tax (if overdue) | Annual report | $60 or $.0002 of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater | Wyoming Secretary of State, online | Needed to restore good standing |
| Reinstatement for tax (LLC) | Reinstatement | $100 | Wyoming Secretary of State | Within two years of administrative dissolution |
| Reinstatement for no registered agent (LLC) | Reinstatement | $350 | Wyoming Secretary of State | Applies when the LLC lost its registered agent |
| Certificate of withdrawal (out-of-state LLC) | Foreign LLC Application for Certificate of Withdrawal | $60 | Wyoming Secretary of State, by mail | Must be in good standing; up to 15 business days |

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: filing fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 (PDF)](https://sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf)

## The annual report license tax and good standing

Wyoming LLCs pay an annual report license tax rather than a flat report fee. The [Secretary of State FAQ](https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUS) sets it at $60 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002) of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater; an LLC with $300,000 or less in Wyoming assets pays $60. The report is due on the first day of the LLC's anniversary month and can be filed up to 120 days early.

Because the articles of dissolution require good standing, a late report has to be filed before the dissolution will be accepted. The LLC becomes delinquent on the second day of the month after its due date, and if the report is still missing 60 days after the due date, the LLC is administratively dissolved.

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: business entity FAQs](https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUS)

## Registered agents and out-of-state owners

Every Wyoming LLC keeps a registered agent in the state, and for most out-of-state owners that is a commercial service. Two practical points follow. First, an LLC that loses its agent can be dissolved, and the [fee schedule](https://sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf) prices reinstatement for no registered agent at $350 for an LLC, far more than the $60 dissolution. Second, the agent contract is between you and the agent. Filing the dissolution does not cancel the service or its renewal billing, so end it yourself once the state confirms the filing.

Owners who used a Wyoming LLC to hold a business operating somewhere else should also look at the other state. If the LLC registered there as a foreign LLC, that registration needs its own withdrawal, and that state's tax accounts need closing.

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: filing fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 (PDF)](https://sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf)

## Wyoming tax and payroll accounts

The Secretary of State's [agency contacts page](https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/AdditionalInformation.aspx) lists who handles what: sales and use tax licenses are run by the Department of Revenue in Cheyenne, and unemployment insurance and workers' compensation by the Department of Workforce Services. If the LLC sold taxable goods or services in Wyoming or had Wyoming employees, file the final returns and ask each agency to close the account.

Federal filings continue as usual. The IRS expects [a final return](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/closing-a-business) for the year the business closes, plus final payroll forms where there were employees.

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: permitting, sales tax, unemployment insurance contacts](https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/AdditionalInformation.aspx)

## Administrative dissolution and the two-year reinstatement limit

An LLC dissolved or revoked for failing to file annual reports in the past two years, with no other problems, [can reinstate online](https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUS). Entities with more than one problem get the right paper form by mail. The fee schedule lists $100 for an LLC reinstatement for tax. The hard limit is time: Wyoming statutes do not allow reinstatement after two years in administratively dissolved standing.

Letting a Wyoming LLC lapse can look cheaper than filing a $60 dissolution, but it leaves the company in a dissolved-for-cause status rather than voluntarily dissolved, and it does nothing about tax accounts, contracts or the registered agent bill.

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: business entity FAQs](https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUS)

## Wyoming corporations and out-of-state LLCs registered in Wyoming

A Wyoming profit corporation dissolves with one of [two forms](https://sos.wyo.gov/forms/default.aspx?root=Business): Dissolution of Articles by Incorporators/Initial Directors, or Dissolution of Articles by Shareholders. The fee schedule lists dissolution for profit corporations at $60. Federally, the corporation files IRS Form 966 after adopting its plan to dissolve; [how to dissolve a corporation](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/dissolve-a-corporation) covers that step.

An LLC formed in another state that registered in Wyoming files the [Application for Certificate of Withdrawal](https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Business/FLLC/FLLC-CertificateWithdrawal.pdf) for a foreign LLC. Its checklist matches the domestic form: a $60 fee by check or money order, the LLC active and in good standing, up to 15 business days to process, and mailed with payment because it cannot be accepted by email. Keep the registration current until then: an out-of-state entity doing business in Wyoming without authority faces a $5,000 penalty plus fees, taxes and interest.

Source: [Wyoming Secretary of State: business forms](https://sos.wyo.gov/forms/default.aspx?root=Business)

## Records to keep, and getting them out in time

Wyoming does not hold your files for you. Most federal income tax records need keeping for [3 years or more](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-long-should-i-keep-records), and employment tax records for at least 4 years. Keep the filed articles of dissolution and the state's confirmation email with the final returns.

Remote owners often run everything in cloud software, which makes exporting easy to forget. Pull data before the subscriptions end: see [export company records before closing](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/export-company-records-before-closing) and [business records after closing](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/business-records-after-closing).

Source: [IRS: How long should I keep records?](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-long-should-i-keep-records)

## Before the files go: a check on their value

Holding companies aside, many Wyoming LLCs ran real operations: online stores, software products, agencies, field services. Their tickets, chats, code and project files are the kind of material AI developers license under written agreements, usually with personal data stripped out. Value depends on volume, rights and privacy, so check before the archive is deleted. More in [selling company data after closing](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/sell-company-data-after-closing).

Closing the company? Before you cancel software or delete files, find out whether its records are worth licensing: years of tickets, work orders, email and code can be. [Get a free estimate of what your records could be worth](https://origindatapartners.com/check-fit).


## Questions and answers

### How much does it cost to dissolve an LLC in Wyoming?

The Secretary of State charges $60 for LLC articles of dissolution, paid by check or money order. If the annual report is overdue, the license tax (at least $60) must be paid first because the LLC has to be in good standing.

### Can I dissolve a Wyoming LLC online?

No. The articles of dissolution form must be mailed with payment and cannot be accepted by email. Overdue annual reports and many reinstatements, however, can be filed online.

### How long does it take to dissolve an LLC in Wyoming?

Processing takes up to 15 business days after the Secretary of State receives the form, according to the form's checklist.

### Do I need a tax clearance to dissolve an LLC in Wyoming?

The Secretary of State does not ask for a tax clearance on the LLC form, but it requires the LLC to be active and in good standing, which means its annual report license tax must be current.

### What happens if I don't dissolve my Wyoming LLC?

It becomes delinquent on the second day of the month after its annual report due date and is administratively dissolved if the report is 60 days late. Reinstatement is allowed only within two years and costs $100 for tax reasons or $350 if the LLC lost its registered agent.

### Does dissolving a Wyoming LLC cancel my registered agent?

Not automatically. The registered agent service is a contract between the LLC and the agent, so cancel it yourself once the dissolution is filed. Losing an agent before dissolving can lead to administrative dissolution and a $350 reinstatement fee.

### How do I close a corporation in Wyoming?

File the dissolution form that matches who approved it (incorporators or initial directors, or shareholders) with the Secretary of State; the fee schedule lists $60. Then file IRS Form 966 and the final corporate return.

## Sources

- [Wyoming Secretary of State: LLC articles of dissolution (PDF)](https://sos.wyo.gov/forms/business/llc/llc-articlesdissolution.pdf)
- [Wyoming Secretary of State: filing fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 (PDF)](https://sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf)
- [Wyoming Secretary of State: business entity FAQs](https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUS)
- [Wyoming Secretary of State: business forms](https://sos.wyo.gov/forms/default.aspx?root=Business)
- [Wyoming Secretary of State: foreign LLC application for certificate of withdrawal (PDF)](https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Business/FLLC/FLLC-CertificateWithdrawal.pdf)
- [Wyoming Secretary of State: permitting, sales tax, unemployment insurance contacts](https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/AdditionalInformation.aspx)
- [IRS: Closing a business](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/closing-a-business)
- [IRS: How long should I keep records?](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-long-should-i-keep-records)

## Related reading

- [LLC Dissolution Fees and Forms by State (2026)](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/dissolve-llc-by-state)
- [How to dissolve an LLC: steps, forms and fees by state](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/how-to-dissolve-an-llc)
- [How to dissolve a corporation: forms, fees and Form 966](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/dissolve-a-corporation)
- [Cancel Google Workspace or delete Slack? Export data first](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/export-company-records-before-closing)
- [How to close a business: a step-by-step US checklist](https://origindatapartners.com/guides/closing-a-business-checklist)