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Startup checklist.
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With all costs.

Every step to founding in Switzerland – with office, deadline and the official fees.

Every step, every official fee.

  • What does it cost? fees and minimum capital per legal form, with official sourceFees and capital
  • What needs doing? every step with office and deadline, in the right orderEvery step with deadline
  • What comes next? taxes, social insurance and bookkeeping from day oneTaxes and insurance
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The checklist for Switzerland

Three phases. Nothing forgotten.

The order, the office in charge and what it costs.

Order, office, costs.

How it works
  1. 1Phase 1PrepareStart a business

    Legal form, name, capital

    • Choose your legal formLegal formplanix
    • Check the company name in ZefixCompany nameCommercial register officefree
    • Pay capital into a blocked accountPay in capitalBankGmbH CHF 20'000
  2. 2Phase 2RegisterStart a business

    Notary, register, AHV

    • Notarise the foundingNotariseNotary’s officeper tariff
    • Enter in the commercial registerCommercial registerCommercial register officeCHF 420
    • Register with the AHV compensation officeAHVCompensation office
    • Register for VATVATFTAfrom CHF 100'000 revenue
  3. 3Phase 3ProtectProtect your business

    Name, contracts, insurance

    • Check name and trademarkName and trademarkIPITrademark from CHF 450
    • Prepare contractsContractsTemplates from planix
    • Sort out insuranceInsuranceYou
After founding

What keeps coming up.

The amounts that count from day one – with official source.

From day one.

What planix delivers

Found. Then protect.

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Reasoned legal form, founding roadmap and obligations for taxes and staff, with official sources.

  • The legal form that fits you
  • Roadmap with office and deadline
  • Taxes and social insurance
  • Your founding plan
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FreeProtect your businessProtect

Name search in the registers and 12 topics with costs, source and templates to adapt.

  • Name searched in the registers
  • Contract templates to adapt
  • What now, what later
  • Confidentiality agreement
  • Founder Agreement
  • Terms and conditions
  • Transfer of rights
  • Your protection check
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Guides

More details.

The in-depth guides on costs and steps.

What does a GmbH cost?What does an AG cost?Share capital of the GmbHStarting a sole proprietorship
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What planix doesn’t do.

  1. 1

    No estimated notary costs. They depend on your case. planix gives no made-up amount for them.

    No notary estimate. No made-up amount.

  2. 2

    You do the registering. planix tells you what goes where and when. You submit it yourself.

    You register. planix submits nothing.

  3. 3

    Every figure with a source. Fees and capital come from law and authorities, with date and link.

    With source. Law, date, link.

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The share capital is CHF 20'000 and is paid in full before registration. Entry in the commercial register costs CHF 420, plus notary costs.

No minimum capital. Entry in the commercial register costs CHF 80 and is mandatory from CHF 100'000 annual revenue.

From laws and official bodies, each with source, date and link.

Nothing. Found your company and Protect your company are free, with no subscription.

Sole proprietorship, general partnership, GmbH and AG – plus association, foundation and cooperative.

No. planix tells you what goes to which office and when, with a link. You do the registrations yourself.

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