Incorporate In Switzerland

In Switzerland, we can form limited liability companies (Société à responsabilité limitée, S.a.r.l. / Società a responsibilità limitata, S.a.r.l.  / Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) and corporations (Aktiengesellschaft, AG / Société anonyme, S.A. / Società anonima, S.A.). The company may be domiciled in one of the following cities: Zug, Zurich, Geneva, Luzern or Lugano.

Switzerland Company (Sarl/GmbH/AG/SA) Formation – USD 13,000.00 (All Included)

Note that our incorporation and annual fees are all “all-included fees”, and cover all the required services, duties, disbursements, and procedures to incorporate a Swiss company.

• All Applicable Government and Registration Fees
• Preparing the Articles of Association of the Company in both Italian/French/German and English
• Preparing the Incorporation Deed of the Company
• Preparing and executing the Director’s Acceptance Letter and Declaration
• Preparing and executing the Statues’ Approval Declaration
• Executing the Articles of Association and the Incorporation Deed before a Notary Public
• Preparing Power of Attorney to incorporate the company on behalf of the client
• Obtaining Notarial Certificate, inclusive of Notary Public Fees
• Completing and executing the Stampa declaration and Lex-Koller declaration
• Filing the Articles of Association and Incorporation Deed, and registering the Company with the Commercial Registry
• Preparing and executing the Company’s Domicile Acceptance Letter
• Providing Register-stamped Corporate Documents and Certified Excerpt
• Registering the Company with the Cantonal Tax Office and Federal Tax Administration.
• Preparing Certified Copies of Corporate Documents
• Delivery of Original, and Certified Copies via Courier, inclusive of Courier Fees

Time to form the company It generally takes 2-3 business days to open a capital account for depositing the paid-up capital and preparing the incorporation documents. It takes another 2-3 days for arranging an appointment with a notary public, subject to availability. After holding the incorporation meeting with the notary public, the incorporation deed and articles will be filed with the Commercial Register. It may take 7 to 10 business days for the Commercial Register to release the stamped documents, and deploy the company information in the Commercial Register. Note that the client does not need to be physically present in Switzerland during the incorporation process.

Local Director Services (Annual Fees)

Swiss companies are required to appoint at least one director who is a resident in Switzerland. Our Local Director Services includes the appointment of one or two Swiss resident directors to act as nominee director(s) of the Company, in order to comply with statutory requirements, as well as any ongoing assignment such as the execution of board resolutions.

• One Local Director / Managing Officer – USD 12,000.00 per annum
• Two Local Directors – USD 20,500.00 per annum*

Registered Office Services (Annual Fees)

Swiss companies are required to have a registered office in Switzerland. We offer the following options to comply with statutory requirements:

• P.O. Box address – USD 4,200.00 per annum
• Full Office address (Flexi-desk) – USD 10,800.00 per annum (includes a lease agreement, meeting room access, and Swiss phone number)

Note that for Swiss companies domiciled in Lugano the full address service is not available.

Swiss Bank Account Opening Services (Capital and Current Account) – USD 3,500.00 (Remotely)

To incorporate a company in Switzerland, a capital account must be opened first to deposit the paid-up capital required:

• AG – 20% of the subscribed capital (min. statutory capital of CHF 200,000) or CHF 100,000.00, whichever is greater
• GmbH – 20% of the subscribed capital (min statutory capital of CHF 20,000) or CHF 40,000.00, whichever is greater

We can open capital accounts and current accounts in Swiss banks (UBS, Credit Suisse, Postfinance, CIM Banque, among others. Bank account applications may be carried out remotely or via Power of Attorney, without needing to travel to Switzerland. We assist you in opening a bank account in Switzerland.

• Switzerland Bank Account – USD $ 3,500.00

Accounting and Tax Services – USD 5,500 per annum (Maximum 300 transactions per year, Annual Fees, Optional)

• Setting up the Company General Ledger and providing Book-keeping services
• AHV Registration
• SUVA Registration
• VAT Registration
• Preparing and submitting periodic VAT Declarations
• Preparing and filing Annual Financial Statements
• Preparing and filing Federal and Cantonal Tax Declarations

Other Services (Optional)

• Corporate Administration and Secretarial Services (On-demand)
• Payroll Services and Tax at Source Declarations (Withholding taxes)
• Overseas Bank Account Opening Services
• Employment Permits for EEA and non-EEA directors and managing officers
• SRO Membership for Financial Intermediaries.