Wyoming: Corporation Reinstatement and Revival Requirements

Requirements one by one

Identify the dissolution ground and the authorized filer

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-1420 covers annual-report and license-tax defaults,
registered-agent and office problems, expired stated duration, false or
fraudulent filings, ignored subpoenas, specified name violations,
registered-agent-record and penalty problems, and other listed public-interest
grounds. After notice, the corporation has 60 days to correct each ground or
show that it does not exist before administrative dissolution under
§ 17-16-1421.

The reinstatement application may be filed by an officer or another person who
had proper authority when the corporation was dissolved. It states the name,
dissolution effective date, and that the grounds did not exist or have been
eliminated. The current Secretary of State form also asks the filer to confirm
name compliance and supplies signature, title, contact, and email fields.
Filing without proper corporate authority violates § 6-5-308.

Use the cure package tied to the dissolution ground

For an annual-report or license-tax dissolution, submit every delinquent annual
report and license tax plus the $100 reinstatement charge. The annual license
tax is $60 or 0.0002 of the corporation's Wyoming assets, whichever is greater,
so this route does not have one universal total.

For a registered-agent dissolution, submit the agent and office change form,
the new agent's signed consent, the current $5 change fee, and the $250
reinstatement charge. Section 17-16-1422 also requires any delinquent fees and
taxes. A false-filing, subpoena, investigation, expired-duration, or other less
routine ground should be matched to the Secretary of State's cure instructions
rather than forced into one of those two checklists.

Use the correct delivery and processing route

The Secretary of State lists report/tax reinstatement as an electronic filing
and links WyoBiz for online reinstatement. The agent-default packet is a paper
route mailed to the Business Division at the address on the form. The ordinary
paper form lists processing of up to 15 business days.

Wyoming now offers same-day examination for an additional $1,400 per document
and next-business-day examination for $700. But filings that can be completed
online are excluded, so do not add expedite service to the online report/tax
route. Confirm eligibility before using an expedite cover form for a paper
reinstatement document.

What trips people up

The two-year clock also protects the name

The application must be filed within two years after the dissolution effective
date. During that same period, § 17-16-1422(d) preserves the corporation's
registered name. The current form nevertheless requires the filer to confirm
that the name satisfies § 17-16-401, so check the official record before filing.

Submission does not guarantee reinstatement

The Secretary of State may deny reinstatement when the corporation has been
investigated for fraud or another violation, or when there is reason to believe
it engaged in illegal operations. The office must find the application complete
and correct before canceling the dissolution certificate and filing the
reinstatement certificate. A denial notice may be appealed to district court
within 30 days after service under § 17-16-1423.

Common questions

Does reinstatement relate back?

Yes. Section 17-16-1422(c) makes reinstatement effective from the administrative-
dissolution date and lets the corporation resume business as if dissolution had
never occurred. The statute states no separate exception for a third party who
relied on the dissolved status.

Is the $100 charge the entire amount due?

No. It is the reinstatement charge for the report/license-tax route. Add each
delinquent annual report and the license tax calculated for that report period.

Can every reinstatement be filed online?

The current schedule marks report/tax reinstatement as electronic. The
registered-agent cure uses the paper agent-change and consent packet. Follow the
route tied to the corporation's actual dissolution ground.

Statutes and sources

• Wyo. Stat. §§ 17-16-401 and 17-16-1420 to -1423, current official text accessed 2026-08-16:
  grounds, notice and restricted activity, two-year application, cause-specific
  cure, authority, relation back, name retention, and appeal.
• Wyo. Stat. §§ 17-16-1630 and 6-5-308, current official text accessed 2026-08-16: annual
  report certification, contents, currency date, due date, and license-tax
  formula.
• Wyoming Secretary of State profit-corporation reinstatement packet, accessed
  2026-08-16: current application, signer line, report and agent checklists,
  $5 agent change, $100/$250 routes, and paper processing target.
• Wyoming Secretary of State filing-fee schedule effective July 1, 2026,
  online-services page, and June 2026 expedite guide, accessed 2026-08-16:
  current charges, electronic route, paper expedite tiers, and exclusions.