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Why business in Switzerland

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Switzerland is a prime investment location in Europe with an excellent business environment, combined with an attractive corporate tax ruling. This country is one of the few low-tax jurisdictions, serving as an ideal global head-quarters' location.

As a general rule, the freedom of trade and industry, guaranteed by the Swiss constitution, allows everyone, including foreign nationals, to set up and operate a business in Switzerland. There is much less "red tape" in Swiss business regulation than in the UK, Germany, France or Italy.

Stock Corporation

Joint stock company or corporation (German abbreviation AG, French abbreviation SA) is the most widespread type of company in Switzerland. Foreign companies often choose this legal form for their Swiss subsidiary.

100,000 Swiss francs of registered capital, of which 50,000 francs must be deposited at the moment of incorporation, required.

The term 'offshore' is not used in Swiss legislation, however, there are a number of specialized forms of the basic Stock Corporation, which offer tax-privileged operation, equivalent to that usually obtainable in offshore jurisdictions: holding company, domiciliary company, mixed company, service company and some others.

Formal requirements

In order to create a joint stock company, only one founder/shareholder required, who can be individual or company, of Swiss nationality or not, and residing in Switzerland or not.
In other words, for the founders/shareholders, nationality and residence is not an issue.

As far as the board of directors is concerned, the rule is that at least one member of the board of directors must reside in Switzerland, regardless of his/her nationality.

Accordingly, a joint stock company can have only one board member, who resides in Switzerland.

Registration procedure

We provide personalized assistance in obtaining authorizations you might need to incorporate your company in Switzerland, negotiating tax arrangements with Swiss tax authority and serving as your contact agent for the local government structures.

Once we have checked that your desired company name is free, and a capital has been deposited, a company can be registered in 1-2 weeks.

We are here to help you succeed in Switzerland. You can benefit from our experience in setting up foreign businesses and from having to deal with only one representative throughout the entire procedure.

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Joint stock company – AG

Purpose: trade / manufacture of goods, or other commercial activities under the name of a company
Capital: min. CHF 100,000 (at least CHF 50,000 must be paid)
Founders: at least 1 founding shareholder; physical person(s) or legal entity(ies)
Governing bodies: general meeting of shareholders and board of directors;
at least one board member, domiciled in Switzerland
Liability: company's assets
Advantages:
- limited liability
- simple transfer of shares
- investor anonymity
Disadvantages:
- respectively high administrative cost, as compared to a GmbH

Limited liability company – GmbH

Purpose: trade / manufacture of goods, or other commercial activities under the name of a company
Capital: CHF 20,000
Founders: at least 1 member; physical person(s) or legal entity(ies)
Governing bodies: company meeting;
at least one managing director, domiciled in Switzerland
Liability: company's assets
Advantages:
- limited liability
- low minimum capital
Disadvantages:
- lower flexibility, as compared
to an AG

Statistics

Inflation: below 0.5%
Economic Freedom: as international ratings confirm, Switzerland performs exceptionally well in attracting international companies to settle within its border
Taxes: by European standards taxation in Switzerland is business-friendly

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