Swiss Bank Account Information - Switzerland Banks
The following contains helpful information,
tips and hints about opening a Swiss bank account.
Your Swiss Bank account brokerage service
will open an account with some of the largest
and oldest banks in Switzerland. We work with
banks that have over $300 billion (USD) in assets,
most of which are over 100 years old.
Offshorecorporation.com opens accounts by mail
and also in person. We charge a one-time setup
fee for our services.
Offshorecorporation.com, a service of Companies
Incorporated, has been in business since 1977.
Companies Incorporated executives have walked
the streets of Switzerland on many occasions.
Companies Incorporate has relationships with
many Swiss banks and have many years of experience
in opening accounts.
We have relationships with banks in Zurich and
Geneva, the two biggest banking centers for
Switzerland banks.
Swiss bankers are obligated to keep information
private. The secrecy laws are very strict. Any
banker who reveals information without your
permission can receive several months in prison.
Naturally, there are exceptions for serious
criminal offenses such as terrorism and drug
crimes. Bank secrecy is not lifted, however,
for tax evasion because tax evasion is not a
crime in Switzerland. Therefore, neither the
Swiss government, nor any other government can
attain formation about your bank account. Before
information is revealed, the case must be taken
before a Swiss judge and the crime must be a
criminal offence in Switzerland.
As a responsible company we only recommend that
you follow the tax laws of your country. Many
countries tax worldwide income and if this is
the case where you are a citizen or where you
reside we recommend that you abide by such laws.
Additionally, secrecy will not be breached in
the event of divorce or inheritance issues.
The burden is upon the plaintiff’s attorney
to prove the existence of the account. First,
have an offshore company established. Then,
the account should be in the company name and
not your own name. A corporate account provides
the most secrecy. Wire transfers in and out
will be in the offshore company name and not
in your name. Again, the account should be in
the name of your offshore company. If privacy
is your goal, it should never be in your own
name.
Banking secrecy laws in the jurisdiction have
been in place for over 300 years. There were
miscellaneous provisions in the Swiss code starting
in 1713. Then, in 1934 banking secrecy laws
were specifically codified in the civil code
and the labor code such that a customer who
was victimized by breach of the law could receive
damages directly from the bank.
In 1931, Hitler had laws created such that any
German who had capital in a foreign country
could be punished by death. The German Gestapo
started to spy on Swiss banks. Three Germans
were executed for being caught with accounts
in Switzerland. At this point the Swiss government
became convinced that something needed to be
done to strengthen the privacy laws.
Then in 1932 it was revealed by Basler Handelsbank
that over 2,000 French noblemen had accounts
in Switzerland. The French took advantage of
this information and discredited the government
for failing to denounce tax fraud. It called
for legal action over French accounts in Switzerland
but the Swiss bank system did not budge and
the privacy of their French clients remained
in-tact.
There was a nationwide vote in 1984 and 73%
of the people voted to maintain the strong banking
secrecy. Except for extreme cases of such as
serious criminal activity, privacy remains very
strong today.
Call 1-800-830-1055 or +1-661-253-3303
for more information or to open your account
today. To apply online, please click
here. To order an offshore company plus
account, please click
here.
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