Company Formation Switzerland
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Switzerland
Cost of registration
Number of Directors
Corporate tax rates
Payment of Charter Capital
Financial statements
€ 1,900
1
12%
CHF 20,000
Yes
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BENEFITS
TAXES
ACCOUNTING
- Political stability
- Developed Infrastructure
- Excellent banking system
- Company registration takes 7-9 days
- There are tax benefits
- Asset protection
- No exchange controls
- Secrecy of information. The share register of an AG is kept at the domicile, it is not submitted to the commercial register
- Corporate tax is 12%
- VAT - 7,7% (no VAT on export of goods and services; imports of services are subject to the reverse charge system)
- Annual returns filing - Yes
- Statutory audit - Yes
- Report requirements - Yes
REQUIREMENTS
TYPES OF COMPANIES
- Registered office
- Registration agent
- Power of attorney (notarized, apostille) to sign your documents at the Swiss notary
- Sample signature of each board member (notarized)
- The minimum number of directors is 1 person. At least one of the company’s directors be a Swiss resident
- The minimum number of shareholders is 1 person
- A minimum authorized capital of GmbH is CHF 20,000
- A minimum authorized capital of AG is CHF 100,000
- Limited liability company (GmbH)
- Join-Stock Corporation (AG)
- Representative offices
- Branch Offices of Foreign Companies
- Limited Partnership
- General Partnership
- Sole Trader
- Cooperative
If none of the company’s founders is a Swiss resident we can offer to hire director for this equirement
All companies that generate more than 100,000 CHF in a year are required to register for VAT purposes.
Once the registration process is complete, the capital is transferred into the company’s bank accounts or the bank account becomes a business account for the company.
Audit can be waived, if the company does not exceed two of the following thresholds in two successive financial years: balance sheet total of 20 M CHF, sales revenue of 40 M CHF, 10 full-time positions on annual average.
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HOW TO REGISTER A COMPANY IN Switzerland
Step 1. Check your company name in the Company Registry
Step 2. Enter your company details
Step 3. We prepares and files the necessary incorporation documents to the relevant authorities for approval
Step 4. Opening a blocked capital account with a Swiss bank and depositing the share capital
Step 5. We deliver the certificate of incorporation personally to the client or via courier service
Step 6. Checkout – that’s it
MORE INFORMATION
CORPORATE INFORMATION
SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL
Opportunity to purchase ready-made companies
Local registered office
Local registered agent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Standard currency
The minimum amount of paid-in capital, nat. currency
The minimum amount of the issued capital
Bearer shares
Possibility to issue shares without par value
Swiss Franc
CHF 20,000
CHF 20,000
No
No
DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY
SHAREHOLDER AND BENEFICIARY
Minimum number of directors
The requirement for residency directors
Director of legal entities are allowed
The data reveals to the local agent
Data field to the public registry
The requirement for the presence of the Secretary
Requirement to the residense of the Secretary
Requirements to qualification of the Secretary
Legal entity as the Secretary
1
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Minimum number of shareholders
Data is entered in the public register
Shareholders residency requirement
Information about the beneficiary is disclosed
Information may be disclosed to the local agent
Shareholders-legal entities are acceptable
1
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
TAXATION
REPORTING
VAT
Basic corporate tax rate
Capital gains tax
Currency control
Stamp duty
7,7%
12%
No
No
No
The requirement for filing reports
Open access to reports
Statutory audit
The requirement for filing Annual Return
Open access to the Annual Return
The requirement for reports
Treaty on avoidance of double taxation (States which signed)
Membership in the OECD
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
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