Everything that matters about sole proprietorship step by step in Stettfurt
Between VAT, social contributions and the year-end close, a Swiss SME juggles dozens of deadlines a year. This page focuses on sole proprietorship in Stettfurt: what the law requires, what can be automated, and when to delegate.
Choosing the structure: Sàrl, SA or sole proprietorship
Partners from day one? A shareholders' agreement settles what the articles do not: exit, deadlock, valuation. Signing it while everything is fine costs an evening; negotiating it in a crisis costs the company.
Sole proprietorship starts on day one: founding capital, notary and register fees are the first entries. Opening a separate business bank account immediately — even for a sole proprietorship — saves hours of sorting private from business.
The Swiss legal frame for sole proprietorship
Responsibility for the books is personal: in an SA, organising the accounting is one of the board's non-transferable duties (art. 716a CO); in a Sàrl, the managing directors carry the same duty. Outsourcing the execution never transfers that underlying responsibility, including for a company based in Stettfurt.
The annual accounts (art. 958 CO) consist of the balance sheet, the income statement and the notes; they must be drawn up within six months of the year-end so the general meeting can approve them. A delay here cascades into the tax return and the final social insurance settlements.
Swiss VAT: rates, threshold and filings
Charging VAT is not a matter of style: the number, the correct rate, the tax amount — the tax administration checks the form as closely as the substance, including at SMEs in Stettfurt.
The right reflex for sole proprietorship: file every supplier invoice with its VAT on receipt. Forgotten input VAT is money definitively lost once the limitation period runs out.
Salaries and social contributions: the rates to know
Two of these contributions are set by law: AHV/IV/APG at 5.3% and unemployment at 1.1%, both payable by the employer. The others — LPP, accident insurance, possibly daily sickness benefits and family allowances — depend on the insurer, the industry and the pension plan. The total surcharge usually falls between 12 and 20% of gross pay, and employee deductions between 10 and 15%: these are orders of magnitude, not statutory rates.
An employer in Stettfurt does well to fix payday on a set day of the month: funds, employees and cash flow organise around it, and sole proprietorship becomes routine instead of a sprint.
Stettfurt: what changes, what does not
Working with a fiduciary from Stettfurt no longer depends on geography: the documents of a business in Stettfurt are shared online, while the canton Thurgau keeps its own deadlines for the tax return.
Stettfurt requires no special bookkeeping: the Code of Obligations applies at postal code 9507 as everywhere else, and a well-kept digital file transfers smoothly to any auditor in the canton.
Frequently asked questions
When is entry in the commercial register mandatory?
A Sàrl and an SA only come into existence with their registration. A sole proprietorship must register from CHF 100,000 of annual revenue; below that, registration stays voluntary but adds credibility and protects the business name. Registration goes through the canton's commercial register office — for Stettfurt too.
What is simplified bookkeeping and who can use it?
Sole proprietorships and partnerships under CHF 500,000 of revenue may limit themselves to recording income, expenses and assets (art. 957 para. 2 CO). Once over the threshold — or upon founding a Sàrl or an SA — full accounts with balance sheet, income statement and notes become mandatory. The CHF 500,000 threshold is assessed the same way in Stettfurt.
Can sole proprietorship be automated with AI?
Largely, yes: automatic document reading, posting suggestions, bank reconciliation via QR references and VAT exports. Human approval remains essential — AI prepares, the professional checks. That is exactly how MyFiducia.ai approaches sole proprietorship.
Does MyFiducia.ai work for a business based in Stettfurt?
Yes: the platform runs online, the rules applied are federal (VAT, CO, AHV), and the file can be shared with any fiduciary. A business in Stettfurt manages its documents, VAT and exports exactly as anywhere in Switzerland.
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