An important step to take before forming a new LLC company in Usa is choosing the company name. In this article, name your company before forming a new LLC in the state of Wyoming, has this name been used before? We will touch on details such as checking.
Choose the Right Company Name
Like other states, choosing the right name is very important before forming an llc in the state of Wyoming, because if the name you choose does not meet the criteria set by the state or if the name has already been used and registered by another company, your application may be rejected. When your application is returned, you do not have the chance to get back the installation fees paid to the state during the payments you made to the agencies. For this reason, we can say that choosing an llc name is a very important detail.
Make an Inquiry at the Wyoming State Website
When forming an llc in the state of Wyoming, you must choose an llc name before applying. You need to choose a name so that the name you choose does not conflict with other companies.
Once you choose an llc name, has that name been used by another company before? To check, you have to go to the state website and do a search.
First, open https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/FilingSearch.aspx
- Enter the company name you have in mind in the Filling Name section. (Turkish characters are not used, that is, the letters C instead of Ç, G instead of Ğ, capital I instead of capital İ, S instead of Ş, U instead of Ü, O instead of Ö)
- Select Contains
- Press the search button
If you see the "No Results Found" warning at the bottom of the page after searching, it means that this name has not been used before and you can choose this name for your company.
What are the Wyoming LLC Name Criteria?
It is necessary to pay attention to some criteria when choosing a name. First of all, as we mentioned above, Turkish characters should not be used in the company name. That is, the letters C are used instead of Ç, G instead of Ğ, capital I instead of capital İ, S instead of Ş, U instead of Ü, and O instead of Ö.
There are other criteria as well, to see these criteria, click on the “helpful search tips” link state website This link will take you to a PDF document.
As you will see in the Helpful search tips document, it is necessary to pay attention to the following elements. If the company name you have chosen has been used before and you still intend to use a name similar to that name, you cannot add the following to the beginning or end of that name. So using these does not mean you are using a unique name.
Let's unpack these a little more.
“A”: As it is known in English, putting A at the beginning means One, so you cannot make Apple LLC unique by putting A at the beginning as “A Apple LLC”.
“The”: You cannot put The at the beginning and end, so you will not create a new name as The Apple LLC and this not accepted.
“And”: You cannot use conjunctions like and
“&”: You cannot parse with the sign
“Punctuation”: You cannot make them unique with punctuation marks
“Plural forms of words”: You cannot make words unique with plural forms (that is, by adding S to the end)
Company designators such as “LLC” ”, “Inc.”, “Company”, “Co” etc: You cannot use company identifiers. These are already added as extensions to the end of your company name.
“Subtype designators (DAO, LAO, or L3C)”: You cannot use subtype designators.
To give a small example;
the company name in your mind RED WAGON LLC . You did a search on the state website and found that a company was previously formed called RED WAGON LLC.
To be able to use this name you cannot use the following to make it unique.
A RED WAGON LLC
THE RED WAGON LLC
RED – WAGON LLC (So punctuation marks cannot be used)
RED WAGON S LLC (Multiplexing not available)
RED WAGON COMPANY LLC(Company, inc, Co cannot be used)
What Characters and Words Are Not Allowed in the Company Name?
Pay attention to the table below. Do not include these words and characters in your chosen company name. at this link on the state website .
Some words are subject to special permission, that is, you cannot use these names in the company name without permission from the state. This table is below.
Once you have chosen the company name correctly, you can now apply to form a new Wyoming LLC. By following the steps in this guide, you can set up your LLC in two days for $39 + state fee ($139) including address.
Conclusion
You need to carefully evaluate these requirements before deciding on the name you will use for the LLC company you will form in the state of Wyoming. To avoid leaving anything to chance, if a name similar to your company name has been used before, do not try to change it. If possible, choose an llc name that has not been formed or used before, so that this does not result in the rejection of your company application in the future.
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HELLO, BIRSEY SORCAM, I FOUNDED THE COMPANY IN NORTWEST, BUT TODAY I WROTE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IN WYOMING BUSINESS CENTER AND SEARCHED IT, BUT THE ADDRESS SAYS 30 N Gould StSte N Sheridan, WY 82801
USA. IT DOES NOT WRITE THE POSTING NUMBER, DO I NEED TO CHANGE IT?
Hello,
Did you enter a special address when setting up the company? If you have entered the address, it will appear in the records. If you have not entered it, the Northwest in Wyoming address will be recorded.
The part that appears as the principal address in those records is the company mailing address that appears in the records. What exactly appears in the principal address section?
Principal Office
30 N Gould St
Ste N
Sheridan, WY 82801
USA
Normally, I said I would use my own address when forming an llc, and I gave a Wyoming address.
If you have not selected the principal address as a private address during installation, the agency's address will be recorded in the records as standard.
There may have been some confusion, but this is not a problem, after all, you can receive the documents sent to you in both options. But if you want peace of mind, send a support email to Northwest and explain the situation. If there is a change allowed, they will handle it anyway, but if the change cannot be made immediately, there is the opportunity to make changes while the annual report is submitted.
Hello again,
I had one more question. For example, I searched for MyWord LLC and it was in the results. Can I use MyWord Apps LLC, MyWord Technologies LLC etc. to differentiate?
The important thing is that the LLC name is unique from other registered LLCs. In your example, the “MyWord Technologies LLC” name you chose makes it unique.
in this link https://bit.ly/3BhBtxw will probably enlighten you. Because "banana" was used in the beginning and countless companies were established by adding additions to make it unique.
It would also be beneficial for you to review this name selection guide.
https://startupsole.com/amerika-sirket-isimleri-secme/#LLC_Adi_Benzersiz_Olmali
Hello,
Great thank you very much.
Hello,
can we change the company name?
No, do not try to change it unless necessary, it is a very long and complex process.
Hello
I understand, thank you.
Hello,
When I query from the relevant link, there is an llc with an inactive date of 07/09/2018 as “Inactive – Administratively Dissolved (Tax)”. It still means I can't use that name, right? Even if I can use it, is there a possibility that this company will cause problems for me in the future if it has problems such as tax debt etc.?
Hello,
This company may be inactive, but it may become active again in the future by paying its annual reports and penalties. Even if it is not active, a name registered in the database cannot be used again. If you use it, the agency will definitely get back to you and tell you to change the name.
It would be best to use a name that has not been registered before.