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Assumptions this page makes
If an assumption is false, stop using this comparison and run the decision engine — or get advice in the country where you live and work.
- You are not a US tax resident.
- You want US payment rails or a US commercial identity, not a venture C-Corp.
- A Wyoming registered agent will be maintained for the life of the company.
- US and home-country tax advice will review pass-through treatment, Form 5472 and any permanent-establishment question.
Sourced facts
Low state formation cost and US payment rails, with easily missed federal filings for foreign owners.
Wyoming charges $100 for formation. Online filings become active immediately after approval; paper filings may take up to 15 business days.
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State — Limited Liability Company
Low state baseline: a required registered agent plus annual-report licence tax of at least $60.
State simplicity does not settle federal or home-country tax. A foreign-owned disregarded LLC can still need Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120; the initial failure penalty is $25,000.
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Foreign-owned U.S. disregarded entities
Current BOI reporting scope and exemptions.
Practical inferences, not official guarantees
Banking, KYC and client acceptance cannot be promised by a registry. These points are labelled so they are not mistaken for fee or tax tables.
- US fintech access can be attractive, but a Wyoming filing does not guarantee an account, processor or card acceptance.
- Some enterprise or non-US procurement teams may ask for extra tax documentation.
- Byrvia does not publish an unsourced “no state income tax” rate. State simplicity does not settle federal or home-country tax.
How to use this without treating it as advice
- Treat the $100 formation fee and $60 licence-tax minimum as the state layer only.
- Budget time for Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 where it applies. The IRS instructions in the evidence library state an initial failure penalty of $25,000.
- If investors will expect a Delaware C-Corp, this is the wrong comparison. If EU clients need an EU invoice identity, run UK Ltd vs Estonia OÜ instead.
- Use the decision engine to see whether Wyoming even makes the shortlist for your rails, budget and client mix. Partner links cannot change that score.
Official sources already in the library
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