ARA Fiduciaria SA

About ARA Fiduciaria SA

ARA Fiduciaria SA is an Italian-language fiduciary company in Mendrisio serving small and medium businesses in Ticino and Zug. It covers the whole life of a Swiss company, beginning with a discussion of the most suitable legal form and the incorporation itself, which is carried out with local notaries. For owners who live abroad, the firm offers a registered business address at its office, a fiduciary director who can satisfy the Swiss residency requirement for the board, and tax representation. It also prepares the paperwork for work and residence permits at the foreigners' office and accompanies the opening of corporate bank relationships. Through international partner offices it can advise on foreign structures. Day-to-day work includes bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and personal and corporate tax returns, plus property administration. The firm belongs to the Ticino fiduciary self-regulatory body and does not publish fees.

Services

Incorporation covers choice of legal form, drafting and filing with notaries, and a registered address at the firm's premises. A fiduciary director can be appointed for companies without a Swiss-resident board member. Accounting includes general bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual and interim statements and debtor and creditor ledgers. Further services are assistance with bank documentation at major institutions, tax representation, preparation of work and residence permit files, monthly payroll and wage declarations, personal and corporate tax returns, and property accounting and condominium administration.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✓ Residency and visas: offered
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✓ Virtual office: offered

Licences and registrations

• Member of OAD FCT (self-regulatory body of fiduciaries of Canton Ticino)

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.