Below we summarize the main points on the subject formation of a limited liability company (GmbH) in Switzerland:<\/p>\n
Required Capital: <\/strong>at least CHF 20’000 (fully paid-in, new since January 1st 2008)<\/p>\n Number of partners:<\/strong> at least one person (new since January 1st 2008)<\/p>\n Firm name: <\/strong>fancy name allowed<\/p>\n Statutory auditor: <\/strong>obligatory only if the company employs more than 10 persons<\/p>\n VAT-duty: <\/strong>Only starting from CHF 75’000 (CHF 100’000 from January 1st 2010)<\/p>\n Time needed for registration:<\/strong> depending on the Canton from 10 days to 4 weeks (express procedure always possible; time needed with express procedure: 5 days)<\/p>\n Costs: <\/strong>CHF 1’500 – 5’000 (depending on the contractor)<\/p>\n Price with STARTUPS.CH: CHF 0 – 1’500 (depending on the line-up)<\/p>\n Note on STARTUPS.CH: <\/strong>STARTUPS.CH disposes of various partners (PostFinance, AXA-Winterthur, Sunrise, BusPro, Creditreform and Canon), who bear one part of the formation costs;\u00a0 this implies that you conclude a contract with them upon foundation of your company (e.g. you open a PostFinance account or you stipulate two assurances with AXA-Winterthur etc.)<\/p>\n Preferably you establish the foundation of your company with STARTUPS.CH<\/a>. STARTUPS.CH will provide you with professional guidance before and after the foundation.<\/p>\n