Switzerland Offshore Company Formation

Sole proprietorship is an ideal business structure when only one natural person is involved. It is a business entity that has no separate legal personality. Meaning that, in the eyes of the law, the owner and the firm are not separate. Moreover, the owner is personally liable to repay the debt of the firm. Moreover, a sole proprietorship business has to maintain its accounts. If a firm's turnover is less than CHF 500,000, then it only needs to maintain simplified accounts. If it exceeds this amount, the firm must keep and present accounts in accordance with the rules set forth in the Swiss Code of Obligations.

You can also choose a general partnership for Swiss company registration. Under the Swiss Code of Obligations, a general partnership is an arrangement between two or more people who jointly operate a company in accordance with business regulations. Aside from this, a general partnership has no separate legal personality, which makes partnership income the owner’s personal income.

Another option for company registration in Switzerland is a limited partnership. Two or more natural persons can come together to set up a limited partnership. Moreover, it is compulsory to register the partnership with the trade register. Aside from this, one partner is personally liable to repay the firm's debt. Whereas other partners have limited liability and are liable up to their registered contribution.

A limited company is one of the most common legal forms for company registration in Switzerland. It can be formed by one or more natural legal persons, and each person contributes a specified amount of capital, divided into shares. Moreover, only one shareholder is required to set up the company.  The minimum capital requirement is CHF 100,000, with CHF 50,000 paid-in.

A limited liability company is another suitable structure for company formation in Switzerland. As per the Swiss Code of Obligation, an LLC is a corporate form that combines the features of both public limited company and a partnership. It is one of the most common legal forms in Switzerland. Moreover, it is deemed a separate legal entity and is particularly suited to SME's and family-owned businesses.

Articles 80 to 89c of the Swiss Civil Code govern the foundation in Switzerland. Foundation is a legal entity that acts through the intermediary of a managing body, typically, the foundation board. You can safeguard your assets through it. However, they are regulated and supervised, thus do not offer complete anonymity.