I must admit I am with Swissbob here. The English term sole trader fits exactly what is here intended. ie not a formal registered company with directors/shareholders.

Regarding the audit you can opt out if you don't fulfill certain criteria. Min 10 FTE average over the year being one of them I think.

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Yes, with the new law one person company could mean a GmbH so that is not a good term under the very new regulations. Trader still gives the idea of someone trading etc. I knew it was probably an English term as this is definitely not used in the United States or Canada.

Hi all,

Looking to set up GmbH in Zug. Any recommendations for a good Notary would be much appreciated.


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Cheap and easy with the online service.

That's brilliant Mr. Swiss Bob. What will they think of next? Computers that connect to each other over the telephone line? Kids these days, I tell ya.....

Ok. Another question: How do I set up a domicile in Zug. I'm planning on living in Luzern for the time being and working from home. Will a post office box be enough?

Generally they won't accept a PO box as a company domicile.

Some accountants and similar offer a domiciliation address but want to do your accounts fro the privilege (£££££). I have used Regus but they are stupidly expensive.

If you are looking to set up a GmbH then where you live is immaterial. If you are looking to "avoid" paying heavier taxes in Luzern compared to Zug it is the place of primary residence where you are taxed and that will be luzern...

What about company tax - I live in SG but my company is taxed in ZH.

My question is the same as Swissbob's. I know my salary will be taxed wherever I happen to live but how about Company tax? I thought If by domiciling the company in Zug, I can pay lower company tax or am I not getting the whole picture......

Go to Kanton Zürich and use the public notaries there - much cheaper and they are usually very helpful. So helpfull that you normally can do the whole procedure about setting up the GmbH yourself.

This official page from Kanton Zürich is also excellent:

www.gruenden.ch

Talking about the whole picture - I just noticed you are non-EU? Is it the intention for the GmbH to be your employer and if so, have you got a residence permit sorted out? You'll need that before you register the company unless you have a tame residence MD.

Yes, I'm not EU but my wife is. We're going to set up the company together. That's also what your post 133 previously said so I'm thinking it won't be a problem?

I've got a cold and it's making me stupid.

Chicken soup; I hear it helps with all kinds of ailments

If you are actually looking for a one stop shop to set up a business domiciled in Zug then your best bet would be to check out www.launchswiss.ch - they can do the lot for you fixed price. Note you are going to need quite some turnover to justify the cost...

Well, I'll have to do some cost/benefit calculation as to whether a virtual office is worth the price. Probably just set up company and live in Obwalden or something if not.

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I can confirm this. You need a street address and while with a GmbH one can do a c/o, this can be expensive. I wonder what would be the range of 'stupidly expensive'. 10K per year (Swiss francs) ?