Wyoming LLC Operating AgreementFree 2026 Template
A ready-to-sign Wyoming operating agreement drafted specifically for non-US residents. Passes bank compliance at Mercury, Relay and Wise. Attorney-reviewed, plain-English clauses, and every provision you actually need to keep the corporate veil intact.
Why the Operating Agreement Is the Most Important Document Your LLC Owns
An operating agreement is the internal contract that governs how a Wyoming LLC works. It defines who owns what percentage, who has authority to sign contracts, how profits are distributed, how new members are admitted, how disputes are resolved, and how the LLC is dissolved. If the Articles of Organization filed with the state are the LLC's public identity, the operating agreement is its constitution. Without it, everything defaults to Wyoming's statutory rules — which were written for the average case, not yours.
For a foreign founder, the operating agreement is also the primary document banks and exchanges use to verify that you actually own the company. Mercury, Relay, Wise Business, Kraken and Bitstamp all request it during onboarding. An LLC without an operating agreement is functionally a broken product — you can form it, but you cannot use it.
Wyoming Statutory Defaults vs a Real Agreement
Wyoming Statute § 17-29-110 makes clear that a written operating agreement overrides the state's default rules on almost every matter. That flexibility is a feature — but it is only useful if you actually write the agreement. Some of the defaults are quietly hostile to real business use: profits are allocated equally regardless of who contributed what, decisions on many matters require unanimous consent, and any member can demand dissolution. Every real operating agreement overrides these defaults with contractually agreed terms.
The good news is that once written, an operating agreement rarely needs changing. Our template has been reviewed by two US attorneys and updated for the 2026 tax year, including the FinCEN BOI reporting reference and the foreign-owned single-member disclosure language.
What's Inside the Free Template
Every essential clause, written in plain English, ready to sign.
Single-Member vs Multi-Member Agreements — What Changes
Single-Member LLC
- Simple ~8-page document
- Confirms disregarded-entity treatment for the IRS
- Establishes corporate formalities (the veil)
- Required by every major US bank for account opening
- Free template covers this scenario completely
Multi-Member LLC
- ~20-page document — the terms actually matter
- Capital-account tracking, waterfall distributions
- Vesting, drag-along, tag-along, ROFR
- Deadlock, buy-sell and death/disability provisions
- Custom drafting recommended — included in FULL plan