An anonymous LLC is a limited liability company formed in a state that does not require members or managers on public filings. Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada all permit this. This Anonymousllc.co primer covers what it is, what it protects against, what it does not protect against, what it costs ($347-$722 depending on state), and how to form one in 5-10 days. Updated for 2026 after the March 21, 2025 FinCEN interim final rule.
An anonymous LLC is a standard limited liability company formed in a state whose public records - Articles of Organization, annual report, and Secretary of State database - do not list the members or managers. The registered agent's name and street address are public; the owners are not. Four US states permit fully anonymous LLCs at the state-records level: Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. Other states allow partial anonymity through manager-managed structures, but these four make full anonymity the default from day one. The LLC works like any other LLC in every functional way: it holds a bank account, signs contracts, owns property, and files taxes. The only difference is that a search of the state website returns the registered agent instead of the owner. The anonymity is a public-records feature, not a secrecy shield. It stops casual lookup. It does not remove the LLC from IRS records, bank records, or a court's subpoena power. Understanding that distinction up front prevents the most common beginner mistakes.
Anonymity protects against casual public discovery and slows civil litigation at the demand-letter stage; it does not hide you from the IRS, banks, or a court order. Knowing both halves is the whole point of forming correctly. It protects against a casual public-records search (Google, the state SOS portal, OpenCorporates), competitor lookups, customer and vendor research, and formation-level due diligence. It raises the cost of a civil claim because a plaintiff has to subpoena the registered agent to learn who owns the LLC before a demand letter reaches the owner. It does not protect against the IRS, which receives the responsible party's SSN, ITIN, or foreign tax ID on Form SS-4 when the EIN is issued. It does not protect against the bank, because the Bank Secrecy Act and Customer Identification Program rules (31 CFR 1020.220) require beneficial-owner identification at account opening. It does not protect against FinCEN where a filing obligation applies, a court subpoena, a criminal investigation, or the owner's own disclosure on social media, business cards, or contracts.
Wyoming is the default for most beginners at $397 all-in; New Mexico is cheapest at $347; Delaware suits VC-bound startups at $407; Nevada is the priciest at $722. The right pick follows the use case, not the sticker price alone. Wyoming ($297 + $100 state = $397 total) is the flagship: strongest single-member charging-order protection in the US, no state income tax, a $60/year annual report, and the best banking compatibility. New Mexico ($297 + $50 = $347) is the cheapest US anonymous LLC with no annual report and no franchise tax, though banking underwriters are less familiar with it, which makes account approval slower. Delaware ($297 + $110 = $407) brings the Court of Chancery and the VC-preferred structure, with a $300/year franchise tax due June 1 - the choice for founders planning to raise institutional capital. Nevada ($297 + $425 = $722) has a strong asset-protection reputation but the highest recurring cost: a $200 business license plus a $350 Annual List every year. Beginners without a specific Nevada or Delaware reason pick Wyoming.
Formation runs in four steps over 5-10 business days: intake, state filing, EIN, then operating agreement and banking. The whole process happens over WhatsApp with no US visit required. Day 0: message Anonymousllc.co with three name options, your mailing address, and a one-line use case. Intake takes under 5 minutes; Anonymousllc.co confirms the state recommendation and sends a Stripe link. Days 1-3: Articles of Organization are filed with the chosen state. Wyoming and New Mexico process online in 1-3 business days; Delaware and Nevada take 3-7 days standard or 1 day expedited. Days 3-7: the EIN application goes to the IRS - online for US residents, fax SS-4 for non-residents - and the EIN issues within 5-7 business days after the LLC is approved. Days 5-10: the operating agreement is delivered and bank applications go to 4-5 US banks (Mercury, Relay, Bluevine, plus 1-2 state-specific options), with approval averaging 8-10 business days from EIN issuance.
Anonymous LLC pricing is flat and inclusive: $397 all-in (Wyoming-fulfilled), or state-framed at $397 Wyoming, $347 New Mexico, $407 Delaware, and $722 Nevada. Every price bundles the same fulfillment stack. The state-framed math is a flat $297 service fee plus the state fee: Wyoming $297 + $100 = $397, New Mexico $297 + $50 = $347, Delaware $297 + $110 = $407, Nevada $297 + $425 = $722. Each package includes state filing, registered agent for year 1, a custom operating agreement, the EIN, and applications to 4-5 US banks. There are no hidden upsells and no expedited surcharge. Standalone services fill in the rest: EIN-only $99, ITIN-only $299, BOI initial filing $150, and registered-agent standalone renewal $100/year. Annual report filing is a separate $99 add-on plus state fees for owners who want hands-off year-two renewal. Nothing beyond the state fee is added at checkout.
Under the March 21, 2025 FinCEN interim final rule, domestic reporting companies are exempt from BOI reporting and foreign reporting companies remain obligated. Most Anonymousllc.co customers form domestic LLCs and file nothing. The rule (Federal Register Volume 90, Pages 13688-13702) followed a sequence of litigation - NFIB v. Yellen, the Fifth Circuit stay, and the SCOTUS stay - before FinCEN narrowed the reporting population to foreign reporting companies. US residents and non-residents forming Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, or Nevada LLCs are domestic reporting companies and sit inside the exemption. BOI was never a public database in any case: it reported beneficial owners to FinCEN, not to the state or the public, so it never touched state-level anonymity. Anonymousllc.co's BOI Status Tracker is updated monthly as the canonical reference. A customer who is a foreign reporting company, or who wants a filing on record, uses the standalone BOI service at $150.
A single-member LLC is simpler and fits most first-time owners; a multi-member LLC suits partnerships and adds a layer of charging-order strength in some states. Both keep owners off the public record in all four states. A single-member LLC files taxes as a disregarded entity by default: a US owner reports on Schedule C, and a non-resident owner files Form 1120 plus Form 5472. It has one decision-maker and the simplest paperwork. Wyoming's charging-order statute (Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-503) is the strongest in the US for single-member LLCs, which is why single-member owners who want asset protection pick Wyoming. A multi-member LLC files a partnership return (Form 1065) and issues K-1s to each member. It fits genuine partnerships and family holdings. Anonymity is identical either way - the number of members changes the tax form, not the public record. Anonymousllc.co drafts the operating agreement to match whichever structure the LLC uses.
Yes. None of the four state LLC Acts require US residency, an SSN, or a visa. A non-resident forms the same anonymous LLC a US resident forms, at the same price. Wyoming and Delaware are the most common non-resident choices. The registered agent provides the required in-state address, so no US visit is needed, and the entire process runs over WhatsApp with document uploads. The one structural difference is the EIN: without an SSN, the IRS issues the EIN by fax SS-4, which adds 4-6 weeks to delivery but costs the same $99 (or is bundled into formation). Banking is available to non-residents through Mercury, Relay, and Bluevine, which open US business accounts remotely using the LLC's EIN, operating agreement, and Articles of Organization. Approval is harder for non-residents than for residents, so Anonymousllc.co submits to 4-5 banks in parallel to maximize the odds of a fast approval.
After year one, the recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent plus each state's annual fee: New Mexico $0, Wyoming $60, Delaware $300, Nevada $550. New Mexico is cheapest to keep alive. That makes the year-two total $100 for New Mexico (agent only), $160 for Wyoming ($60 report + $100 agent), $400 for Delaware ($300 franchise tax + $100 agent), and $650 for Nevada ($550 filings + $100 agent). The first year's registered agent is bundled into the formation price, so these costs begin in year two. New Mexico has no annual report and no franchise tax under NMSA § 53-19, which is why its only recurring cost is the agent. Optional costs are exactly that - optional. Annual Report Filing is a $99 add-on plus state fees for hands-off renewal, and a BOI filing (where a foreign reporting company obligation applies) is $150. There are no surprise renewal upsells. A beginner who forms in Wyoming and keeps the agent and $60 report current spends $160 a year to maintain the LLC.
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