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Company formation in Switzerland
Comprehensive assistance in company formation, including banking services
How to form a company in Switzerland
1
Document submission
You submit to us necessary documents of the future founders and directors for the purposes of company formation in Switzerland and opening a bank account in Switzerland
2
Payment of services
Payment of our services for company formation in Switzerland and/or bank account assistance in Switzerland
3
Company formation
We register a new company in Switzerland for you. Upon completion of the registraion corporate documents are either delivered to you or submitted to a bank for the subsequent opening of a bank account
4
Bank account opening
In case you request an assistance with a bank account, we arrange an interview at the bank for you, inform you about the date of the visit and accompany you on your way to the bank. After the bank account is opened and active you receive corporate documents of the formed company as well as the access to the bank account
Key aspects to consider prior to incorporating a company in Switzerland
Royalties withholding tax rate is 0%.
1. Founders that would like to register a company in Switzerland can either be resident or non-resident in Switzerland. Founders can be either individuals or legal entities.
2. A resident or a non-resident individual can be a company director in Switzerland. However, it is required to set up a company in Switzerland with at least 1 resident individual as one of its directors.
3. One individual can register a company in Switzerland and simultaneously be a shareholder and a director in this company if such company is registered as a GmbH (a limited liability company).
4. There is no requirement for creating substance in Switzerland- no need to hire local employees or rent an office in order to establish a company in Austria or to conduct business in Austria.
5. Minimum share capital that is required to register a company in Switzerland as a GmbH (a limited liability company) is CHF 20,000.
6. Information about company founders, shareholders and directors after company registration in Switzerland is complete is publicly available in the state corporate register.
7. We can help you register a company in Switzerland remotely, on the basis of a power of attorney. It is necessary for the director of the new company to travel to Bern or Geneva for 1 day in order to open a corporate bank account.
2. A resident or a non-resident individual can be a company director in Switzerland. However, it is required to set up a company in Switzerland with at least 1 resident individual as one of its directors.
3. One individual can register a company in Switzerland and simultaneously be a shareholder and a director in this company if such company is registered as a GmbH (a limited liability company).
4. There is no requirement for creating substance in Switzerland- no need to hire local employees or rent an office in order to establish a company in Austria or to conduct business in Austria.
5. Minimum share capital that is required to register a company in Switzerland as a GmbH (a limited liability company) is CHF 20,000.
6. Information about company founders, shareholders and directors after company registration in Switzerland is complete is publicly available in the state corporate register.
7. We can help you register a company in Switzerland remotely, on the basis of a power of attorney. It is necessary for the director of the new company to travel to Bern or Geneva for 1 day in order to open a corporate bank account.
Cost of services
Formation of a GmbH
Timeframe - 15 business days
Timeframe - 15 business days
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Advantages of forming a company in Switzerland
Attractive business-environment
- 4th most developed economy in the EU
- Large financial center
- Strong consumer purchasing power
- Highly-developed infrastructure
- Low inflation rate
Stability and
security
security
- Political stability
- Secure legal and justice systems
- Comprehensive protection of property rights
- Comprehensive personal security
- Investment protection
Tax
benefits
benefits
- Royalties withholding tax rate is 0%
- Low taxation of a group of companies
- Multiple double tax treaties
No foreign exchange controls
- Switzerland state regulations do not impose foreign exchange controls. Individuals and business-entities, either resident or non-resident in Switzerland may open bank accounts in Swiss banks in any currency
Ease of establishing and doing business
- 100% foreign ownership of a company is available
- Fast company formation in Switzerland
More about Switzerland
Switzerland is located in Central Europe and borders Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy and France. Territory of Switzerland amounts to 41,285 square kilometers.
Population of Switzerland amounts to only 8,5 million people. The majority of citizens lives in urban area.
Population of Switzerland amounts to only 8,5 million people. The majority of citizens lives in urban area.
Official currency of Switzerland is Swiss franc (CHF).
Growth of GDP in 2018 amounted to around 1,7% and USD 705.5 billion.
Switzerland has a modern market economy with low unemployment level, highly qualified work force and one of the highest GDPs per capita. Swiss economy is based on a highly developed service sector, whose main field are financial and banking services. In Switzerland high-tech industry sector is also developed. Economic and political stability, transparent legal and justice systems, well-developed infrastructure, effective capital markets and a quite low corporate income tax rate make Swiss economy one of the most competitive.
Growth of GDP in 2018 amounted to around 1,7% and USD 705.5 billion.
Switzerland has a modern market economy with low unemployment level, highly qualified work force and one of the highest GDPs per capita. Swiss economy is based on a highly developed service sector, whose main field are financial and banking services. In Switzerland high-tech industry sector is also developed. Economic and political stability, transparent legal and justice systems, well-developed infrastructure, effective capital markets and a quite low corporate income tax rate make Swiss economy one of the most competitive.
Foreign investors establish business in this jurisdiction for trading in the EU, investments in industrial sector, provision of financial services, restaurant business.
Restricted for foreign entrepreneurs are the following sectors:
Restricted for foreign entrepreneurs are the following sectors:
- defense industry
- telecommunications
- television, radio
- postal services
- air transport.
- Corporate income tax - From 11% up to 21% depending on the canton where a company is registered. Tax returns are filed on an annual basis. Advance income tax payments can be made on an annual basis or in installments
- Dividend withholding tax - 35%
- Interest withholding tax - 0% if commercial loans are provided by foreign companies or parent companies
- Royalties withholding tax - 0%
- Capital gains tax - From 11% up to 21% depending on the canton where a company is registered
- VAT - Standard tax rate 7,7% or reduced rates from 2,5% up to 3,7%. Tax returns are filed on a monthly, quarterly or a biannual basis
- Personal income tax - from 0% up to 52%.
Apart from such traditional business entity types as a limited liability company (Geselschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) and a public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft), corporate law in Switzerland offers to establish a business as:
1. Civil law company (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts - GbR)
2. General partnership (Kollektivgesellschaft - KG)
3. Limited Partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft -KG)
4. European company (Societas Europaea - SE)
To receive a detailed description of the company formation procedure in Switzerland and information about documents necessary for company formation in Switzerland please contact our experts.
1. Civil law company (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts - GbR)
2. General partnership (Kollektivgesellschaft - KG)
3. Limited Partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft -KG)
4. European company (Societas Europaea - SE)
To receive a detailed description of the company formation procedure in Switzerland and information about documents necessary for company formation in Switzerland please contact our experts.
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