Firmengründung in Schweiz

Wichtig: Das Recht eines Nichtansässigen, Eigentümer des Unternehmens zu sein, berechtigt nicht automatisch dazu, in diesem Land zu leben, zu arbeiten oder das Unternehmen von dort aus zu führen. Einwanderungsstatus, Arbeitserlaubnis, wirtschaftliche Substanz, Ort der tatsächlichen Geschäftsleitung und Steueransässigkeit werden gesondert geprüft.

• —Operating/service companies with a real Swiss office, representative and commercial rationale.
• —Trade, technology and holding structures after cantonal/federal tax, substance and permit analysis.
• —Foreign shareholders able to fund blocked capital and appoint a genuine Swiss-resident signatory.

• —Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung / Sàrl (GmbH/Sàrl), a limited company with CHF 20,000 capital fully paid.
• —Aktiengesellschaft / société anonyme (AG/SA), a joint-stock company with CHF 100,000 capital; at least CHF 50,000 or 20% of each share is paid under the statutory rule.
• —A sole proprietorship for eligible resident/personal activity.
• —A general partnership and limited partnership with personal/general-partner liability.
• —A Swiss branch of a foreign company.

• —A Swiss registered office, company name, notarised constitutional act/articles, capital and Commercial Register entry.
• —The company must be representable by at least one person resident in Switzerland with individual or joint signing authority.
• —Capital is deposited into a blocked incorporation account before the deed and released after Commercial Register entry.
• —Foreign shareholders/directors are permitted, but the resident-representative role must be genuine and company-law compliant.
• —A third-country founder personally working/managing in Switzerland needs separate immigration/work authorisation; regulated activities need licences.

• —A passport or other acceptable ID for every founder, director, signatory and ultimate beneficial owner (UBO).
• —Current proof of residential address and tax residence for every person subject to verification.
• —A transparent ownership chart through to natural persons; a corporate participant also provides an extract, constitutional documents, good standing and an investment resolution.
• —A description of the activity, markets, counterparties, expected turnover, source of funds and source of wealth, supported by evidence.
• —Notarial incorporation instructions/articles, Swiss office, founders, managers/board, resident signatory and ownership/capital.
• —A blocked-capital certificate and source-of-funds/source-of-wealth evidence.
• —A notarised/apostilled POA and signature certification for remote founders/directors as accepted by the notary/register.
• —Certified foreign corporate documents and official-language translations where required.

1. 01Conduct an individual review of GmbH/AG/branch, canton, activity/licence, resident representative, office, capital, tax and work-permit issues.
2. 02Agree the notary, articles, governance/signing, office, blocked-capital bank and POA/signature certification.
3. 03Complete capital-bank AML, execute the public deed and submit to the cantonal Commercial Register.
4. 04After registration, release capital and set up tax/VAT/payroll, accounting, licences and separate operating-bank onboarding.

• —Swiss corporate taxation combines federal, cantonal and communal elements; the effective burden depends materially on the canton and facts.
• —VAT, payroll/social contributions, withholding and stamp taxes may apply according to activity, employees, securities and distributions.
• —Holding, financing, IP, treaty and cantonal incentive positions require advance qualified tax/substance analysis.

Allgemeiner Überblick, keine individuelle Steuer- oder Rechtsberatung. Die Vorschriften werden vor der Einreichung erneut geprüft.

• —The blocked-capital account is a full AML/KYC gate before incorporation, not a mechanical payment step.
• —Release of capital or notarial incorporation does not guarantee an operating account; business and cross-border flows are reviewed again.

• —Annual financial statements and corporate approvals; ordinary/limited audit or lawful opt-out according to statutory thresholds and shareholder conditions.
• —Federal/cantonal tax, VAT/payroll/social filings and compliant books/shareholder records.
• —Commercial Register updates for the office, governance/signing, capital and other registered facts.

• —A nominal resident director/signatory without genuine duties creates governance, tax, AML and liability risk.
• —Blocked capital, the notarial deed and work/licence approvals are distinct; success at one stage does not ensure another.
• —Incorporation does not disapply UBO disclosure, AML/KYC or sanctions screening by the registrar, notary, provider, tax authority or financial institution.
• —The place of incorporation does not automatically determine tax residence: effective management, permanent establishment, CFC rules and the owners' personal residence require separate analysis.
• —Registration does not grant a licence, residence or work rights and does not guarantee a bank or EMI account.

• —Individual coordination of the Swiss notary, resident representative, office, blocked-capital bank, canton/Commercial Register and accountant/licence hand-off.
• —Comparison of entity forms, ownership structure, governance, tax links and substance requirements before filing.
• —Coordination of the address, notary, lawyer or authorised representative, translations, apostille and the corporate pack.
• —Preparation of a verifiable KYB data room and responses to legitimate compliance requests without promising a bypass, approval or timing.
• —Accountant hand-off and creation of an accounts, tax, VAT, payroll, UBO, licence and registry compliance calendar.

Der genaue Basic-Leistungsumfang und alle Ausschlüsse sind oben im Preisabschnitt aufgeführt. Nicht standardmäßige Strukturen und externe Kosten werden vor der Zahlung vereinbart.

Anforderungen geprüft am 9. August 2026. Vor der Einreichung gleichen wir Vorschriften, Formulare, Gebühren und Einschränkungen erneut mit der Registrierungsbehörde ab.