Annual report rules for the four anonymous-LLC states. Wyoming files a $60 minimum license tax. New Mexico requires nothing. Delaware files a $300 franchise tax. Nevada files a $350 Annual List plus $200 business license. This is Anonymousllc.co's 2026 reference, current as of the last-updated stamp.
Annual reports are the leading cause of anonymous LLCs falling out of good standing. The four anonymous-LLC states each handle the requirement differently: Wyoming and Delaware levy modest annual taxes, Nevada bundles three filings into one of the highest annual costs in the US, and New Mexico requires nothing at all. Missing a deadline is fixable in every state, but it introduces late penalties, administrative-dissolution risk, and (in Delaware) franchise-tax interest that compounds at 1.5% a month. A dissolved LLC loses limited-liability protection during the lapse window, and reinstatement costs back fees plus penalties. Good standing also gates practical needs: banks freeze accounts on a dissolved entity, and a lender or buyer running due diligence sees the lapse on the state record. Anonymousllc.co tracks the annual-report deadline for every formation customer and delivers a single WhatsApp reminder 30 days before the due date. The breakdown below covers the rule, the filing window, the cost, and the practical mechanics for each state.
Wyoming LLCs file an Annual Report and pay a license tax under Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-209 and § 17-16-1630, with a $60 minimum due the first day of the LLC's anniversary month. A Wyoming LLC formed on March 14 files every March 1. The license tax scales only above $250,000 of Wyoming-situs assets, at $0.0002 per dollar of in-state assets. An anonymous holding LLC whose bank account, brokerage, and property sit outside Wyoming pays the flat $60 floor. The report itself requires the LLC name, registered agent, principal office address, and a sworn statement of Wyoming-situs assets. Members and managers are not listed, which keeps the anonymity intact year after year. Filing runs online through the Wyoming Secretary of State portal and takes under 10 minutes. Late filing triggers a $50 penalty after 60 days, and the state administratively dissolves the LLC after 12 months of non-filing. Reinstatement restores the entity but requires paying all back license tax plus the penalty.
No. New Mexico requires no annual report and no annual franchise tax under NMSA § 53-19. The only recurring maintenance is the registered agent at $100/year plus any federal or state tax filings the business owes. This single fact is why New Mexico is the cheapest US anonymous LLC at $347 all-in ($297 service + $50 state fee) and the cheapest to keep alive. A New Mexico LLC that files its federal return and keeps its registered agent current carries $0 in state maintenance for the life of the entity. There is no anniversary deadline to track and no state penalty clock running. A New Mexico LLC falls out of good standing on one trigger: the registered agent resigns and is not replaced within 30 days under NMSA § 53-19-5. Anonymousllc.co's $100/year registered-agent renewal handles that replacement automatically for formation customers, so the entity stays active with no calendar management on the owner's side.
Delaware LLCs file no conventional annual report. Every Delaware LLC owes a flat $300 annual franchise tax under 6 Del. C. § 18-1107, due June 1 each year regardless of formation date. The $300 is a true flat tax: there is no asset-based scaling and no income-based scaling. The smallest single-member holding LLC and the largest operating company pay the identical $300. That predictability is one reason startups planning to raise institutional capital accept the Delaware cost, which runs $407 to form ($297 service + $110 state) plus the $300 recurring franchise tax. Late payment triggers a $200 penalty plus 1.5% monthly interest on the unpaid balance, and two consecutive missed years lead to administrative cancellation. The franchise tax is paid online through the Delaware Division of Corporations portal in a few minutes. Anonymousllc.co's Delaware customers receive a May 15 WhatsApp reminder, two weeks ahead of the June 1 deadline.
Nevada carries the most expensive annual maintenance for a US LLC: a $350 Annual List of Managers or Members under NRS § 86.263 plus a $200 State Business License under NRS § 76.100, for $550 combined due the last day of the LLC's anniversary month. A Nevada LLC formed on April 9 files every April 30. Both filings run through the Nevada Secretary of State's SilverFlume portal and are submitted together. The Annual List names the LLC's managers (or members, if member-managed). Nevada anonymity is preserved by forming the LLC as manager-managed with an LLC or nominee manager, so the beneficial owner's personal name stays off the public list. Late filing triggers a $75 penalty on the Annual List and a $100 penalty on the business license, and the state revokes the LLC after 12 months overdue. Revival under NRS § 86.276 costs $200 plus every back fee. Nevada forms for $722 all-in ($297 service + $425 state) and renews at $550 a year, so the ongoing cost matters more than the formation cost.
Ranked by recurring state cost: New Mexico $0, Wyoming $60, Delaware $300, Nevada $550 per year. The registered agent adds a flat $100/year on top in every state. So the true year-two cost of keeping each anonymous LLC alive is: New Mexico $100 (agent only), Wyoming $160 ($60 report + $100 agent), Delaware $400 ($300 franchise tax + $100 agent), Nevada $650 ($550 filings + $100 agent). Over five years the gap widens sharply: a New Mexico LLC costs $500 to maintain, a Nevada LLC costs $3,250. The formation price and the maintenance price point in the same direction. New Mexico is cheapest to form ($347) and cheapest to keep. Nevada is the most expensive to form ($722) and the most expensive to keep. Wyoming sits in the sweet spot most buyers pick: $397 all-in to form and $160 a year to maintain, with the strongest single-member charging-order protection of the four.
Missing a deadline moves the LLC through three stages: late penalty, loss of good standing, then administrative dissolution or revocation. Each stage costs more to reverse than the original filing. Stage one is the penalty: $50 in Wyoming after 60 days, $200 plus 1.5% monthly interest in Delaware, $175 combined in Nevada. Stage two is loss of good standing, which freezes the LLC's ability to get a certificate of good standing, open new bank accounts, or foreign-qualify in another state. A bank that runs a periodic review can restrict an account tied to a lapsed entity. Stage three is administrative dissolution (Wyoming, Delaware) or revocation (Nevada) after 12 months, which strips limited-liability protection during the lapse. Every state allows reinstatement or revival: Wyoming and Delaware reinstate on payment of back taxes plus penalties, and Nevada revives under NRS § 86.276 for $200 plus back fees. New Mexico has no deadline to miss, which removes this risk entirely.
In Wyoming, New Mexico, and Delaware, no. The annual filing lists the registered agent and principal office, not the members or managers, so anonymity survives every renewal cycle. Wyoming's Annual Report names the registered agent and a sworn asset statement only. Delaware's franchise tax filing asks for payment and the registered agent, not ownership. New Mexico has no annual filing at all, so there is nothing to disclose. Nevada is the exception: the Annual List names managers or members. A Nevada LLC preserves anonymity by forming manager-managed with an LLC or nominee manager, keeping the beneficial owner off the public list. The registered agent's name and street address are public in all four states by design, because service of process needs a reachable in-state contact. That public agent is the buffer that keeps the owner's identity private: a plaintiff or researcher who wants the owner has to serve or subpoena the agent rather than pull a name off the state website.
Each state runs an online portal that accepts the annual filing and payment in one session: Wyoming's SOS portal, Delaware's Division of Corporations franchise-tax page, and Nevada's SilverFlume system. New Mexico has nothing to file. The steps are consistent. Look up the LLC by name or filing number, confirm the registered agent and principal office, enter any required statement (Wyoming's asset figure, Nevada's manager list), and pay the fee by card. Wyoming and Delaware complete in under 10 minutes; Nevada's combined Annual List and business license take slightly longer because two filings post together. Keep the confirmation receipt with the LLC's records as proof of good standing. Customers who prefer to hand this off use Anonymousllc.co's Annual Report Filing add-on at $99 plus state fees per filing, which removes the calendar tracking and the portal work entirely.
Anonymousllc.co's $397 all-in Anonymous LLC, $397 Wyoming, $347 New Mexico, $407 Delaware, and $722 Nevada packages include the first year of registered-agent service and a 30-day WhatsApp reminder before the first annual report falls due. Year-one annual reports are not auto-filed under the base package. Anonymousllc.co sends the reminder with a one-click link to the correct state portal and the exact amount owed, so the owner files in minutes. Customers who prefer hands-off renewal add the Annual Report Filing add-on at intake or at renewal: Anonymousllc.co prepares and submits the report for $99 plus state fees. The registered-agent renewal is a separate $100/year line that keeps the in-state agent current in every state. For New Mexico customers, that agent renewal is the only recurring maintenance the LLC has, since the state charges no annual report or franchise tax.
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