Adjure undertakes the formation/set up and administration of companies registered in Switzerland. The services include the provision of the mandatory Resident director/manager as well as dealing with all the local regulatory and legal obligations.
Switzerland is an ideal place to carry out international business:
Switzerland offers a number of different corporate structures, a comparison of some of these can be found below
Compare different Switzerland entities | LLC | Holding Company | Charitable foundation |
Also known as | GmbH/SARL | Stiftung | |
Best use of company? | All products and services | Holding Company | Non-profit business |
How soon can you invoice Clients\sign sales contracts? | 1-2 months | 1-2 months | 2 months |
How soon can you hire staff? | 1-2 months | 2 months | 2 months |
How soon can you sign a lease agreement? | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month |
How long to supply corporate bank account numbers? | 1-2 months | 1-2 months | 2 months |
How long to supply company registration/tax numbers? | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month |
Statutory corporate tax rate on federal level? | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0% |
Statutory corporate tax rate on cantonal level? | Variable | Variable | 0% |
Average corporate tax payable? | 11.9-21% | 11.9-21% | 4.25% |
Limited liability entity? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Resident director/partner/manager/ legal representative required? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Minimum paid up share capital? (CHF) | 20,000 | 20,000 | 50,000 |
Can secure trade finance? | Yes | Yes | No |
VAT payable on sales to local customers? | Yes | Yes | No |
Must file an annual tax return? | Yes | Yes | No |
Must file annual financial statements? | Yes | Yes | No |
Must appoint an auditor if certain criterion is met? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Access to double taxation treaties? | Yes | Yes | No |
Withholding tax on payments to foreign shareholders? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Resident director/partner/manager/ legal representative required? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Minimum number of shareholders/partners? | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Minimum number of directors/managers? | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Time to incorporate a new entity? | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month |