{"id":32658,"date":"2023-12-13T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/?p=32658"},"modified":"2025-01-24T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:24:05","slug":"becoming-independent-in-switzerland-in-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/becoming-independent-in-switzerland-in-2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming self-employed in Switzerland in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32658\" class=\"elementor elementor-32658\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0069be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0069be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbcddad\" data-id=\"cbcddad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0a731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa0a731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Becoming self-employed in Switzerland: the essentials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea9a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ea9a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is an independent?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5e8c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf5e8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Switzerland, a self-employed person is an individual working <strong>self-employed<\/strong> and in his own name. A worker is generally considered self-employed when he or she has a <a href=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/setting-up-a-sole-proprietorship-in-switzerland-simple-guide\/\"><strong>sole proprietorship<\/strong><\/a>. It manages the organization and <strong>management<\/strong> of his company as he sees fit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2337c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2337c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who can become self-employed in Switzerland?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5624365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5624365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following workers can become self-employed:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65db23 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e65db23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Swiss citizens (resident in Switzerland)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Holders of residence permit C<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Holders of a B residence permit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ca385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3ca385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cross-border commuters with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/work-permits-in-switzerland\/\">work permit<\/a><\/strong> G or the Swiss abroad can also become independent under <strong>certain conditions<\/strong>.<\/p><p>What's more, some professions are regulated and therefore require <strong>specific qualifications<\/strong>These include dentists, nurses, doctors, dieticians, psychologists, pharmacists, etc. The list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbfi.admin.ch\/dam\/sbfi\/fr\/dokumente\/2016\/08\/reglementierte-berufe.pdf.download.pdf\/Liste_regl_Berufe_F.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>regulated activities in Switzerland<\/strong><\/a> can be found on the Swiss Confederation website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc2953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dc2953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I become self-employed in Switzerland?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2b138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee2b138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To become self-employed in Switzerland, you'll need to follow a number of steps, depending on your situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317ab05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"317ab05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Choice of Company Name <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4737561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4737561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step in obtaining self-employed status in Switzerland is to choose a name - also known as a company name.<\/p><p>The company name can be freely chosen and may include additions such as the field of activity or fanciful designations. However, the surname and first name (optional) must appear in the company name.<\/p><p>For example, a sole proprietorship could be called \"Dupont Conseil\", or \"Conseils et d\u00e9veloppement RH, Dupont\". In all cases, you can check the availability of the chosen company name in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zefix.ch\/fr\/search\/entity\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ZEFIX register<\/strong><\/a> (Central Index of Trade Reasons).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eed37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86eed37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Entry in the Commercial Register<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ae135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17ae135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second step in obtaining self-employed status in Switzerland is to register with the <strong>Commercial Register<\/strong> of your canton with the chosen company name. Please note that this step is <strong>optional<\/strong>but highly recommended.<\/p><p>Registration is <strong>mandatory<\/strong> when the activity is carried out in the <strong>commercial form<\/strong>and when annual sales exceed <strong>CHF 100,000<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For <strong>liberal professions<\/strong> and<strong>agriculture<\/strong>registration is <strong>optional<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/27\/317_321_377\/fr#art_931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>art. 931 ORC<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fee99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03fee99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. AVS registration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58e1c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58e1c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A crucial step in obtaining your self-employed status is registering for social insurance. It is imperative that you register your new status with your employer's social security office. <strong>compensation fund<\/strong>who will have the power to accept or refuse your request.<\/p><p>To do this, you'll need to provide proof of your activity, in order to <strong>justify<\/strong> that you are indeed self-employed, and complete the <strong>AVS form<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Then, various <strong>evidence<\/strong> will be requested, such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe16c7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6fe16c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">At least 3 offers to prospects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">At least 3 invoices to different customers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Signed rental contracts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rental leases<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d3f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4d3f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The list is not exhaustive, as other<strong>other evidence<\/strong> may be requested, such as a website, business cards, a professional e-mail address, a business plan, etc.<\/p><p>The self-employed are only obliged to pay AVS\/AI\/APG contributions. They may, however, join a pension fund on a voluntary basis, and take out an additional pension plan. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/how-the-swiss-3rd-pillar-works-2\/\">3rd pillar<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3413de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3413de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Take out the necessary insurance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816afd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816afd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apart from AVS\/AI\/APG, which are compulsory, other insurances are optional, but in certain cases or professions, it is advisable to take them out to protect yourself against the main risks to which you could be exposed:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f65c0 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c9f65c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Loss of earnings insurance in the event of illness or accident<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Commercial liability insurance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Personal property insurance (for expensive equipment)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Corporate Legal Protection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f445f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f445f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. VAT registration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a2d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a2d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/swiss-vat-registration\/\">VAT registration<\/a><\/strong> is <strong>optional<\/strong> for freelancers making a <strong>sales<\/strong> less than <strong>CHF 100,000<\/strong>. You can still register on a voluntary basis.<\/p><p>To register, please fill in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.estv.admin.ch\/estv\/fr\/accueil\/taxe-sur-la-valeur-ajoutee\/inscription-radiation-tva\/inscription-tva.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online form<\/strong><\/a> available on the FCA website. You will need to fill in the details of your company available in the Trade Register, such as: <strong>IDE number<\/strong>, <strong>certificate of registration<\/strong>, <strong>company name<\/strong>etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420e254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"420e254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why become self-employed in Switzerland?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5836d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d5836d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The advantages of being independent<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e3cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e3cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Self-employed people in Switzerland enjoy a number of advantages. Firstly, the Swiss tax system is one of the most advantageous in the world, with low tax rates. <strong>tax rates<\/strong> relatively <strong>bottom<\/strong>. Moreover, self-employed workers are not subject to the <strong>double taxation<\/strong> (taxation of the company and the entrepreneur).<\/p><p>Other benefits include <strong>creation costs<\/strong> and<strong>administration<\/strong> very low. To register a sole proprietorship in the Commercial Register, the following are required <strong>administrative procedures<\/strong> are rather <strong>low<\/strong>. In addition, the contractor can keep a <strong>simplified accounting<\/strong> with just its income and expenses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554a5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"554a5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The disadvantages of being independent<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19baab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19baab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main disadvantage of self-employment in Switzerland is its <strong>unlimited liability<\/strong>. In other words <strong>responds to debts<\/strong> of his company with his personal assets, as there is no distinction between the two (a sole proprietorship cannot exist without its founder).<\/p><p>In addition, the sole proprietorship may not be transferred to a third party or transformed into a company. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/sa-vs-sarl-comparison-2\/\">SA or S\u00e0rl<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover our guide to becoming self-employed in Switzerland in 2024. 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