Establishment project · Swiss company

Switzerland

Sàrl or SA · Europe

Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.

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Entity type

Sàrl · SA

Capital

CHF 20,000

Incorporation time

4–8 weeks

Banking

Accessible

From

1,990 €

47.2°N 8.5°EZoug

Who this jurisdiction suits

The strongest credibility signal in the catalogue with clients and partners.
11.9 to 21 % all taxes combined by canton, Zug among the lowest in Europe.
First-tier banking access, including private banking.

What it does not solve

A resident director with signing authority is mandatory: the costliest item.
CHF 20,000 of capital to deposit for a Sàrl, CHF 100,000 for an SA.

Conditions to meet

Corporate taxation

11.9 to 21 % all taxes combined, by canton

Share capital

CHF 20,000

Incorporation time

4–8 weeks

Banking access

Accessible

Excellent. The strongest credibility signal in the catalogue with your clients and partners.

Substance requirement

Real presence required

A director resident in Switzerland with signing authority is mandatory — that is the real barrier to entry, and the costliest item. A registered office does not replace that obligation.

Physical office

Office in Zug, Geneva or Lausanne, on quotation.

Services and prices

Starting prices, excluding tax, for a standard file. Government fees are rebilled at cost, with receipts and no commission. The firm price is set after the scoping call, once your situation is known.

Company formation

4,990 €one-off

Registered office

1,990 €then 1,990 € per year

Bank account opening

2,990 €one-off

Renewal and upkeep

2,990 €then 2,990 € per year

Residence and tax residence

9,990 €one-off

See the other 9 services in this jurisdiction

Registered office and mail

2,990 €then 2,990 € per year

Virtual office

3,990 €then 3,990 € per year

Real office

11,990 €then 11,990 € per year

Accounting, filings and audit

3,490 €then 3,490 € per year

Redomiciliation

5,990 €one-off

Change of agent

1,990 €one-off

Dissolution and strike-off

3,990 €one-off

Compliance, KYC and beneficial owners

1,990 €then 1,990 € per year

Regulated activity licences

24,990 €then 8,990 € per year

A real file departs from these amounts: a structure with several shareholders, indirect ownership or a regulated activity is not costed like a standard file.

Financial licences — Switzerland

Banking licence · Banks and credit institutions

From 299,990 €then 119,990 € per year

FinTech licence / deposit-taking · Banks and credit institutions

From 149,990 €then 59,990 € per year

SRO affiliation and AML supervision · Currency exchange, MSB and money transmission

On requestafter review of the file

SRO affiliation for crypto activity · MiCA, CASP and digital assets

On requestafter review of the file

All 113 financial licences →

Registered office and premises

Registered office

Official address on the register, receipt of administrative mail.

+ Mail handling

Scanned within one business day, monthly physical forwarding, alert on any official notice.

Virtual office

Local number answered in your company's name, messages relayed.

Physical office

Office in Zug, Geneva or Lausanne, on quotation.

Documents required

Passport or identity card of each member and director
Proof of address less than three months old
Business plan and detailed description of the activity
Proof of source of funds, required without exception
Bank confirmation of capital deposit
Criminal record extract for directors, depending on the canton

How it runs

Scoping and choice of cantonThe canton determines your real tax burden, from 11.9 to 21 %. That choice comes before everything else.
Building the fileArticles, deed of incorporation, appointment of the resident director with signing authority.
Capital depositCHF 20,000 for a Sàrl, CHF 100,000 for an SA, into a blocked bank account in the name of the company being formed. That capital belongs to you and reverts to the company.
Notarial deed and registrySignature before a notary, then entry in the commercial register and publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.
Start-upVAT registration if the threshold is met, social security registrations, opening the operating account, fiduciary subscription.

Where these figures come from

Recorded on 21 September 2026, jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Rates and thresholds move, and they depend on your shareholding, your activity and your residence: we revalidate every point with a licensed adviser on the ground before committing you. That is what makes a figure quoted here still hold on the day you sign.

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What we do for you

Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.

Arbitration

We compare this jurisdiction with the two or three others that answer the same need, and tell you which one holds for your activity and your residence.

Incorporation

Articles, name reservation, filing with the register and collection of the official documents, through a local correspondent or our team, named before signature.

Registered office

Address on the register, mail handling, virtual office or real premises according to what local regulation actually requires.

Banking file

Preparation of the file the local institutions expect and introduction to at least two of them. No account opening is guaranteed.

Substance

The elements that make the arrangement defensible before your home tax authority: effective management, contracts, genuine presence.

Annual upkeep

Renewals, periodic filings, beneficial ownership register, deadline alerts. This is where structures get lost.

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