Monday, January 21st, 2013
Can a young entrepreneur who is a minor start a company?
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Founders, members of the administrative board and all people who participate in a corporation's formation process are subject to the formation liability in accordance with art. 753 of the Swiss Code of Obligations. This applies to the formation of a GmbH too.
Formation liability means that all participants to the formation ...
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Basically, no taxes are due when you incorporate your company.
Stamp duty on issues: The stamp duty on new issued capital (tax rate 1%) is only due starting from CHF 1 million of equity, so generally, formations with less equity are exempted from the federal stamp duty on issues.
Profits and capital ...
Monday, December 21st, 2009
Below we summarize the main points on the subject formation of a limited liability company (GmbH) in Switzerland:
Required Capital: at least CHF 20'000 (fully paid-in, new since January 1st 2008)
Number of partners: at least one person (new since January 1st 2008)
Firm name: fancy name allowed
Statutory auditor: obligatory only if the ...
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
1. You calculate an offer.
2. You register as a user on our webpage.
3. You insert the company data and complete the formation process.
4. Thereafter you will receive all formation documents via e-mail.
5. You sign all the documents and return them to us.
6. You pay in the capital and allow ...
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Under the new corporation law (in force since January 1st 2008), only one person (shareholder) is required for the formation of a corporation (AG).
Under the old law, at least 3 persons (shareholders) were needed for the incorporation.
Preferably you establish the foundation of your company with STARTUPS.CH. STARTUPS.CH will provide you ...
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Depending on the configuration, the formation of a limited liability company (GmbH) with STARTUPS.CH costs between CHF 1'250 and CHF 2'000. In addition to this, external costs of CHF 700 have to be payed to the Commercial Registry for the entry in the register.
The STARTUPS.CH team is happy to assist ...
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Depending on the configuration, the formation of a sole proprietorship with STARTUPS.CH costs between CHF 500 and CHF 600 . In addition to this, external costs of CHF 170 have to be payed to the Commercial Registry for the entry in the register.
The STARTUPS.CH team is happy to assist you ...
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Depending on the legal form, on the domicile canton and on the formation's complexity, it takes approximately 2-6 weeks.
Normally, the registration of non-incorporated firms (Sole proprietorship and partnership) is quicker (because no Statutes nor notarially certified Act of Foundation are required)
The formation of a corporation (AG and GmbH) requires the ...
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
The name of a sole proprietorship has to be composed of the owner's family name, with or without the given name. Preferably, the given name should be written in full. Therefore, "Sarah Sample" would be better than "S. Sample". Fancy names or technical names amending one's family name are also ...