Starting a Business in Cheyenne: Licenses, Registrations & Checklist
A step-by-step plan to open a business in Cheyenne: what to file first, what depends on what, and which permits come before opening day. Change the business details to fit yours.
Permits and registrations specific to Cheyenne, WY
- City/town business license — Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming · City or town clerk: Cheyenne / Laramie County (city)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Cheyenne · Cheyenne (Laramie County) building department (city)
- List business personal property with the Laramie County Assessor · Laramie County Assessor (county)
- Form the business: Wyoming Secretary of State
- Register for state taxes: Wyoming Department of Revenue
- Register as an employer: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Startup sequence and prerequisites in Cheyenne
Based on your selections, this plan has 10 steps. What you file first decides what you can do next: later registrations and licenses wait on the ones below.
Do these first
- Maintain a registered agent in Wyoming
- File formation documents with the Wyoming Secretary of State
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Then, once those are done
- Register for and file Wyoming entity-level taxes — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- City/town business license — Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Cheyenne — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
No fee amounts are known for this plan yet.
Total incomplete: some fees unknown
9 of 10 steps have no fee amount in our data. The figures above count only the 1 step with a recorded fee. Check each agency's fee schedule. Fees that depend on your situation: File Annual Report and pay license tax (Wyoming).
Common questions about Cheyenne
The state licenses your industry through its own regulator, and the city and county add local permits. These are the authorities and local items on record for Cheyenne:
- Real estate licensing: Wyoming Real Estate Commission
- Alcohol licensing: Wyoming Department of Revenue, Liquor Division (with local licensing)
- Child care licensing: Wyoming Department of Family Services
- Health facility licensing: Wyoming Department of Health
- City/town business license — Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming (City or town clerk: Cheyenne / Laramie County, city)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Cheyenne (Cheyenne (Laramie County) building department, city)
- List business personal property with the Laramie County Assessor (Laramie County Assessor, county)
With your current selections, the licenses and permits are: City/town business license — Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Cheyenne. Change the industry above to see yours.
Sources: cheyennecity.org, sos.wyo.gov, revenue.wyo.gov, dws.wyo.gov
Formation comes first; tax, license and employer registrations wait on it. In your plan the first steps are:
- Maintain a registered agent in Wyoming
- File formation documents with the Wyoming Secretary of State
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Sources: cheyennecity.org, sos.wyo.gov, revenue.wyo.gov
No fee amounts are recorded for your plan yet.
Steps without a recorded fee are not counted, so check each agency's fee schedule before you budget.
Sources: cheyennecity.org, sos.wyo.gov, revenue.wyo.gov
In your plan for Cheyenne, requirements come from four levels. Wyoming sets formation, state taxes and employer rules; the city and county add local licenses and taxes.
- Federal (2): Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN); File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C
- State (4): Maintain a registered agent in Wyoming; File Annual Report and pay license tax (Wyoming); Register for and file Wyoming entity-level taxes; File the annual unclaimed property holder report (Wyoming)
- County (1): List business personal property with the Laramie County Assessor
- City (2): City/town business license — Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Cheyenne
Sources: cheyennecity.org, sos.wyo.gov, revenue.wyo.gov
- Register for unemployment insurance with Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
- Workers' compensation: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division. Required when: 1 employee (mandatory in extra-hazardous industries; optional otherwise)
Sources: dws.wyo.gov, dws.wyo.gov