Connecticut Certificate of Authority / Wyoming entities
A Wyoming company getting Connecticut authority
A Wyoming LLC that starts work in Connecticut files the Foreign Registration Statement for $120; a Wyoming corporation applies for a certificate of authority at $385. The LLC then carries Wyoming's $60 minimum and Connecticut's $80 report, $140 a year, or $260 in the first.
Wyoming LLC and Connecticut costs together
| Item | Wyoming | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Nothing further | Foreign Registration Statement, $120 |
| Proof of good standing | Free online | Requested by us if the online screens ask for it |
| Yearly | Annual minimum of $60 | Annual report, $80 |
| Agent | Wyoming agent at home | Secretary of the State, a resident or a registered business |
LLC or corporation
A Wyoming LLC files the registration statement. A Wyoming corporation applies for a certificate of authority, $385 if it has stock and $40 if it does not. The figures on this page for Wyoming's yearly charge are for an LLC. The corporation's Connecticut annual report is $435 or $50.
Why the home state matters less here
Wyoming is a low-cost home state, and the Connecticut side of the bill is larger than the Wyoming side. For an LLC the Connecticut report alone is $80 against Wyoming's $60 minimum. For a corporation the difference is bigger still, since $435 is the Connecticut annual cost of a stock corporation. The decision to operate in Connecticut is the one that shapes the budget.
Filing with a Wyoming record
Use the Wyoming name with its ending in item 1 and give Wyoming as the state of formation in item 3, with the date from the Wyoming record in item 4. The Connecticut start date goes in item 5. The principal office is where the business is run. A Wyoming registered agent does not carry over: item 10 needs a Connecticut route.
Privacy expectations
Connecticut's record is a public one. The office says the content of documents submitted is public record, and a home address given as the principal office will be available on its website. The statement wants one manager or member listed, with addresses. Decide who is named before you sign.
A Wyoming corporation instead of an LLC
A Wyoming stock corporation working in Connecticut applies at $385 and reports at $435. A corporation's Wyoming charge differs from the LLC figure and is not included here. A Wyoming nonprofit without stock pays $40 to apply and $50 a year.
A worked example
A Wyoming LLC with one Connecticut client starts work in March. It files the statement at $120 that month, names the Secretary of the State as agent, and files its first annual report in the January to March window, $80. Across Wyoming and Connecticut it pays $260 in state charges in the first year and $140 in each year after. A project that ends in year one could instead withdraw its registration; tell us and we confirm the filing for an LLC.
Wyoming proof, Connecticut proof
Wyoming issues its good standing certificate free online, and it shows the entity is current at home. Connecticut's own certificate of legal existence is separate and costs $50 for a corporation's express form or $50 for an LLC's. It can be ordered only once the entity is registered here and its annual report is current.
Wyoming names in Connecticut
The name that clears in Wyoming may not clear in Connecticut. Connecticut's application and statement both provide for an alternative name where the home name is unavailable, and the record then carries the alternative. A stock corporation that changes the name later pays $100, an LLC $120.
Wyoming LLCs with several members
An LLC with several members must list at least one manager or member in item 11, and may list more. Think about whether every owner should appear on a public register, and whether a manager can be named alone. If the LLC is manager-managed, the manager is the natural name. If it is member-managed, any member who is willing to be listed will do.
Two sets of dates
Wyoming's yearly charge follows Wyoming's calendar. Connecticut's LLC report falls from January 1 to March 31, and a corporation's falls whenever your Connecticut dashboard says. A lapse in either state does not fix itself in the other, so one calendar entry for each, reviewed together, is the safest approach.
Getting a Wyoming entity authorised in Connecticut
Confirm the entity type
LLC, or stock or nonstock corporation.
Pick a Connecticut agent
A, B or C on the form.
Collect the Wyoming details
Name, formation date and the principal office.
File and pay
$120, $385 or $40.
Wyoming entity questions
Do I need the free Wyoming good standing certificate?
Connecticut does not list it as an attachment, though a bank may want it later.
Does Wyoming charge less because I registered elsewhere?
No. Its minimum stays whatever else the entity does.
Does my Wyoming agent count in Connecticut?
Only if the same business also sits on the Connecticut register with an address here.
Our fee, then the Connecticut fee
Get authority in Connecticut
Delaware or any stateConnecticut
$199
+ $385 Connecticut fee
- The Application for Certificate of Authority, completed from what you tell us
- Home-state proof of existence, ordered if the filing needs it
- A Connecticut agent: ours, the Secretary of the State, or a person you already trust
- The filing, then your annual report dates
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our fee and the Connecticut fee show as separate lines at checkout. A nonstock corporation pays less, and an LLC pays its own fee. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Business.CT.gov, foreign stock corporation forms and fees
- Connecticut Secretary of the State, Application for Certificate of Authority, foreign corporation (PDF)
- Business.CT.gov, foreign annual report forms and fees
- Business.CT.gov, foreign LLC forms and fees
- Business.CT.gov, foreign nonstock corporation forms and fees
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Connecticut Secretary of the State, Foreign Registration Statement for a limited liability company (PDF)
- Business.CT.gov, certificate of legal existence forms and fees
- Business.CT.gov, how to change a business name
Need authority to operate in Connecticut?
Give us the entity type and its home state. We prepare the application and settle the agent details.