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Register a company in Switzerland
Company incorporation, bank accounts, accounting services in Switzerland
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Company registration (GmbH)
Annual registered address
Notary services and company seal
Corporate bank account
Accounting services
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How you can register a company in Switzerland with us
Submit shareholder and director information to our firm with a signed power of attorney
Settle a payment for registration and banking assistance
Receive corporate documentation of the registered company and access to the corporate bank account of your company
Key details about Switzerland
Switzerland is located in Central Europe and has a territory of 41,285 square kilometers. Switzerland borders Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy and France. The capital city of Switzerland is Bern, the location of key government institutions. Switzerland has a population of 8,5 million people.
Corporate taxation, VAT taxation, Personal taxation
- 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% or tax exempt. Tax returns are filed on a monthly, quarterly or a biannual basis
- Personal income tax - from 0% up to 52%.
The following are the most common types of companies to incorporate a company in Switzerland as:
- Limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung - GmbH)
- Public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft - AG)
- General partnership (Kollektivgesellschaft - KG)
- Limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft - KG)
- Partnership limited by shares (Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien)
- Civil law company (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts - GbR)
- European company (Societas Europaea)
- Branch office (Zweigniederlassung).
- Individuals or legal entities that are intending to register a company in Switzerland can be resident or non-resident in Switzerland.
- 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 a at least 1 resident individual as one of its directors.
- At least 1 shareholder is required in order to register a company in Switzerland if such company is incorporated as a GmbH (a limited liability company). An individual shareholder can simultaneously become a director of this company.
- It is not required to create substance (resident employees, office space) in Switzerland in order to establish a company in Switzerland or to conduct business in the country.
- Minimum share capital that is required in order to start a company in Switzerland as a GmbH (a limited liability company) is CHF 20,000.
- GmbH registration takes between 15 and 20 business days with the bank account taking up to 5 business days.
- Details of company founders, shareholders and directors after company registration in Switzerland is complete is publicly available in the state corporate register.
- With our service you can register a company in Switzerland remotely upon a power of attorney.
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 entrepreneurs expand to Switzerland and seek to incorporate a company in Switzerland in order to conduct business in the following sectors:
- financial services
- manufacturing
- wholesale and retail trading
- restaurant business
- IT
- construction
- tourism
- real estate.
Benefits of registering a company in Switzerland
Business climate
- 4th most developed economy in the EU
- Large financial center
- Access to major EU markets
- Strong consumer purchasing power
- Political stability
- Secure legal and justice systems
- Comprehensive protection of property rights
- Comprehensive personal security
- Investment protection
- Highly-developed infrastructure
- Low inflation rate
Tax incentives
- No royalties withholding taxation
- Corporate tax incentives in free economic zones
- Double tax treaties with several jurisdictions
Ease of doing business
- No foreign exchange controls
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