1. Advantages of setting up a Swiss company
tax preference
Switzerland's tax system has obvious federal characteristics, and the Federation, States and towns all have the right to tax. In order to further attract foreign investment, each state has formulated preferential tax policies. The effective income tax rate in some states is about 8.6%.
Immigration plan
Nearly half of the people in Switzerland often use at least two languages. They have a strong' craftsman spirit' and are more rigorous than Germans. 25% of the population are highly qualified immigrants. However, Switzerland is not an immigrant country, but setting up a company in Switzerland is undoubtedly a way to obtain Swiss identity.
Geographical advantage
Permanent neutral country. Located in the center of Europe, it is convenient to cover the European market.
financial situation
Switzerland is the world's largest offshore financial center and a global leader in international asset management. Swiss banks have always maintained a strong position in the international financial community. The bank's main business scope is: asset management, stock management, foreign exchange trading, precious metal trading, letter of credit, guarantee and financial derivatives trading.
Simple maintenance
Need to prepare financial statements and tax returns; According to the scale of business, audit is unnecessary.
2. Types of Swiss companies
Classification of company structure:
1) mixed company
Commercial activities (customers and suppliers) mainly occur outside Switzerland; More than 80% of sales and purchases take place outside Switzerland (simultaneously).
Hybrid companies are mainly used to manage foreign businesses, such as purchasing from China companies and then selling them to global customers.
2) Holding company
Holding companies usually do not involve trade business, and are mainly used to manage the invested subsidiaries. Usually, when setting up a mixed company in Switzerland, it is suggested to consider setting up a holding company at the same time.
Use: as the parent company of a mixed company; Subsequent investment in other countries can set up subsidiaries; Holding intangible assets such as trademarks and patents.
Classification of legal types
1) mixed company
A hybrid company can be a joint-stock company (AG), a limited liability company (GmbH) or an aSwissBranch.
2) Holding company
The holding company can be a joint-stock company (AG) or a limited liability company (GmbH).
Joint-stock company (AG) and limited liability company (GmbH) are limited to their registered capital, and undertake finite risk: the nominal minimum registered capital is 654.38 million Swiss francs and 20,000 Swiss francs (GmbH) respectively.
3. Requirements for establishing a Swiss company
Shareholders:
It can be a natural person or a company inside and outside Switzerland.
In the process of company establishment and bank account opening, the actual controller does not need to go to Switzerland in person.
Time required:
After all the materials are prepared, it will take about 2-4 weeks to set up the company (including opening a capital verification account). According to the different ownership structure, the documents to be notarized are also different.
Account opening requirements:
The company needs to have employees and a fixed office address (the address of the secretary company is not accepted)
The company must have actual business (such as trade), and cannot be a simple holding company (except the holding company holding the Swiss mixed company).
It will take another 4-6 weeks to open a general account. This time can be shortened to 1-2 weeks if the requirements of personal banking customers are met at the same time.
Director:
A joint-stock company (AG) or a limited liability company (GmbH) needs at least one director, and at least one director has the right of abode in Switzerland.
4. About auditing
According to Swiss law, the audit of Swiss companies can be divided into three situations: no audit is needed; Limited scope of statutory audit and normal scope of statutory audit.
No audit required:
The annual average number of employees does not exceed 10, and all shareholders unanimously agree that there is no need for audit.
Limited scope of statutory audit:
The annual average number of employees exceeds 10.
Legal audit within the normal scope:
The company has met two of the following three requirements for two consecutive years:
Total assets exceed 20 million Swiss francs;
Annual sales exceed 40 million Swiss francs;
The annual average number of employees exceeds 250.
5. About the cost
Establishment expenses of Swiss companies
Legal and financial tax services (one-time)
The above fees do not include miscellaneous fees (3%) and Swiss value-added tax (20 18 years 7.7%). Nor does it include notary fees &; Government fees for company registration (about 750 Swiss francs) and bank account opening fees (7' 000 Swiss francs).
Maintenance details of Swiss companies
Financial and tax services (continued)
The cost of this service is related to the company's business volume (the number of vouchers).
The above fees do not include miscellaneous fees (3%) and Swiss value-added tax (20 18 years 7.7%).
In order to meet the needs of banks and enjoy preferential tax rates, Swiss companies need to have substantive activities (on the surface). In order to maintain the continuous operation of the company, we provide the following services at the best cost.
The above expenses do not include possible incidental expenses (3%) and Swiss value-added tax (20 18 years 7.7%).
Summary of establishment and maintenance expenses of Swiss companies
The following fee summary is based on the following assumptions: there is only one company;
The quarterly voucher amount of the company is 1- 10.
The above expenses do not include possible incidental expenses (3%) and Swiss value-added tax (20 18 years 7.7%).
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