How to Setup a Holding Company in Switzerland
Incorporation of a Swiss Asset Management Business in Switzerland offers you a lot of advantages in terms of political, economic, financial stability and liberal tax schemes. Here we are citing an example of the benefits entitled by founding a Swiss Holding Company (GmbH/SARL or AG/SA) which offers you the additional advantages from low corporate income tax and Capital gains at cantonal and federal levels.
A Swiss Holding Company is one that cannot perform any commercial activity in Switzerland but holds and also manages their participations and long term financial investments in other Corporations. The Financial participation of the Holding Company includes all types of shares and shareholding, providing long term loans to companies.
When speaking of a Swiss Holding Company we mean Joint Stock Corporation (AG/SA), Sole Proprietorship, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Company (Gmbh/SARL), Ordinary Partnership and last but not the least General partnership. Although recommending a particular company to our clients depends on their requirements and Financial strength of the clients.
What are the Advantages of a Swiss Holding Company?
This is the most common and important question that strikes to one's mind when planning to incorporate a Holding Company in Switzerland. Holding Companies enjoy the benefits of exemption from income taxes for cantonal tax purposes which is of course a holding privilege. Holding Companies also pay less corporate income tax on its earned dividends which is a participation exemption.
Setting up of any type of Asset Management Services or Company inside Switzerland entitles you with an immediate benefit of owning a bank account with any of the largest domestic banks of Switzerland. A high level of confidentiality and discretion is maintained in all the professional matters.
The holding facilities help you in optimizing the taxation within a Group of Companies. It also enables you to promote a single brand name out of a group of companies. You can also avail the financial securities under Swiss Jurisdiction and bankruptcy protection from creditors.
Founding a Holding Company is relatively an easy process that takes a few weeks to complete. MR Consulting provides you with complete solution for any Swiss Asset Management Services, acquiring Swiss Bank License, setting up of Swiss Trusts or Luxembourg Fund setup. Should you have any query feel free to Contact Us.
