Incorporation of an IBC in Switzerland

Switzerland is ideal for incorporation of an IBC because it offers favorable tax environment, stable administrative and social structure, competitive social security taxes and highly skilled and multilingual work force.

Some of the world's major trading, import-export, consulting, biotechnology and IT firms have their head offices in Switzerland. With an unrivaled quality of life and a very competitive economy, Switzerland has already attracted countless international businesses, large and small. You can take advantage of it as well, to the benefit of your whole family and all your employees. 

Benefits of an IBC in Switzerland

Switzerland is one of the most competitive countries in the world for setting up a business. It offers:

• Favorable tax environment
• Stable administrative and social structure
• No labor  strikes
• Extremely competitive social security taxes
• Highly skilled and multilingual work force
• Centrally located at the heart of Europe

Our services provide personalized assistance every step of the way:

• Choice of location
• Finding industrial premises and offices
• Getting your office up and running
• Obtaining your work permit
• Tax analysis
• Banking relations
• Settling in your expatriates

Independent businessmen

As in all countries, the Swiss authorities require that you meet several basic conditions in order for you and your family to qualify for the residence permit. In fact, Swiss cantons each receive an annual quota of residence permits and can issue you one if they are convinced that you will contribute to the local economy, especially in terms of job creation.

• Creation of a Swiss company

To obtain a residence permit, you need to be hired by a Swiss company. Nothing is stopping you from being the owner of this company at the same time as its manager, as long as the company has real (and, of course, legal) business activity. Please note that you cannot be self-employed or set up a simple "Geoffrey Davis consulting" type of business - you need to create a company.

• Job creation

This is the main condition required by the authorities. In practice, you will be asked to hire at least one full-time Swiss employee. Please refer to the frequently asked questions that pertain to this subject.

• Enough annual profit

Your company must be able to cover its expenses, including your salary, which must be comparable to a Swiss salary for a similar position. In practice, the gross margin cannot be less than 200,000 CHF before salaries and taxes. This will allow you to pay your Swiss employee and pay yourself a salary as head of the company. Your salary must be the equivalent of what a Swiss managing director would earn in the same type of company.

Medium to large businesses

More and more international companies are choosing to transplant all or part of their business to Switzerland in order to draw benefit from the exceptional conditions this country offers to entrepreneurs.

Like in all countries, the federal and cantonal authorities require that you meet a few basic conditions to be eligible for the residence permits allotted to expatriates coming to work in Switzerland. In the case of businesses wishing to relocate several expatriates, the most important factor is the proportion of Swiss workers / expatriate workers in the business. In fact, Swiss cantons each receive an annual quota of residence permits and can grant one to you if the expatriates you wish to move to Switzerland are equipped with skills that cannot be found in the local work force.

• Expatriate workers must have skills that are difficult to find on the Swiss job market
• Reasonable proportion of expatriate / Swiss employees
• Expatriate workers must be paid Swiss salaries

In practice, the other stages (creating the company, operating authorizations) do not pose any problems and can be dealt with fast.

The set-up of your company in Switzerland progresses naturally in several stages. We will be there every step of the way to eliminate any problems of a practical nature and thus allow you to focus your efforts on managing your business.

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