# Switzerland Firma

> Swiss corporate-law practice serving foreign founders, HNWI, fintech operators, and international holdings. AG and GmbH formation, FINMA financial-services licensing, accounting and tax, shelf companies, nominee director arrangements, corporate liquidation. Three offices: Zurich, Zug, Geneva. Legal entity: Switzerlandfirma AG, Baarerstrasse 79, 6300 Zug, Switzerland.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://switzerlandfirma.com/): Overview of the practice, three-associate team, six service areas.
- [Company formation](https://switzerlandfirma.com/company-formation/): AG and GmbH registration, 2–4 week timeline, capital requirements (CO Art. 621, 632, 773, 777a).
- [Financial licensing](https://switzerlandfirma.com/licenses/): FINMA licences, BA Art. 1b FinTech licence (CHF 300K min / CHF 100M deposit cap), FinIA securities firm, FMIA DLT trading venue, SRO membership for AML.
- [Accounting and tax](https://switzerlandfirma.com/accounting/): Swiss GAAP FER, IFRS, VAT (CHF 100,000 threshold), cantonal corporate tax, OECD Pillar Two QDMTT.
- [Shelf companies](https://switzerlandfirma.com/shelf-companies/): Acquisition of pre-registered Swiss entities, Mantelhandel tax-risk avoidance.
- [Nominee director](https://switzerlandfirma.com/nominee-service/): Swiss-resident representative under CO Art. 718 / 814, AMLA-compliant via SRO, liability under CO Art. 754.
- [Corporate liquidation](https://switzerlandfirma.com/company-liquidation/): Voluntary, strike-off (CO Art. 938a), bankruptcy. 35% withholding tax on liquidation surplus, DTA refund process.
- [About the firm](https://switzerlandfirma.com/about/): Narrow practice by design, six areas only, authority-sourced advice.
- [Associates](https://switzerlandfirma.com/about/experts/): Three Senior Associates — Lukas Brunner (Zurich, 10y, UZH 2015, PwC start), Matthias Steiner (Zug, 12y, UNILU 2013, KPMG start), Sofia Bernasconi (Geneva, 8y, UNIGE 2017, EY start).
- [Contact](https://switzerlandfirma.com/contact/): Initial enquiry form, response within one working day.

## Insights (long-form articles)

- [Swiss AG vs GmbH: which legal form to choose for your holding](https://switzerlandfirma.com/insights/swiss-ag-vs-gmbh-which-to-choose/): Swiss AG vs GmbH compared: minimum capital, anonymity, governance, founding cost, tax. Statute-anchored, CO Art. 620-763 (AG), CO Art. 772-827 (GmbH).

## Contact

info@switzerlandfirma.com · Baarerstrasse 79, 6300 Zug, Switzerland · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00 CET · EN · DE · FR · IT