From 1 October 2026, more than 500,000 Swiss legal entities must report their beneficial owners to the transparency register. Answer the questions below and you will know whether you are one of them and which deadline applies to you.
All beneficial owners are entered in the commercial register
Your legal form is not subject to the obligation
Sole proprietorships, general, limited and simple partnerships, associations and foundations are not subject to the reporting obligation under Art. 2 TJPG. If your foundation or association controls a company that is subject to it, that company must look through you and ask you for the information.
Your company is exempt by law
Under Art. 3 TJPG the reporting obligation falls away. Check this carefully though, because a holding of between 25 and 75 per cent by a listed company is not enough. The obligation then remains, and details of the listed company and its exchange are sufficient.
No transitional period for newly registered companies
If your company was entered on or after 1 October 2026, you must report within one month of registration (Art. 9 para. 4 TJPG).
This check does not calculate a deadline for trustees
Trustees domiciled or established in Switzerland, and trustees of a trust administered in Switzerland, have reporting duties of their own under Art. 2 para. 2 TJPG. What is reported is not a company's beneficial owners but the persons connected to the trust. This check is built for companies and does not cover trustee duties.
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Because the audit regime is not known, we show the earliest date your legal form can carry. Once you know the regime, the deadline can move later, never earlier.
Legal entity under foreign law
Foreign legal entities with a branch, effective administration or real estate in Switzerland have a uniform deadline of 6 months. They must also designate a representative or an address for service in Switzerland.
This calculator is a guide, not legal advice. Responsibility for the accuracy and timeliness of the report lies with the legal entity and its supreme governing body.
The legal basis is the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (TJPG, SR 955.3) and the associated ordinance (TJPV, SR 955.31), both in force from 1 October 2026. Art. 9, 51 and 53 TJPG are decisive.
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The deadline depends on the legal form and the audit regime. In each case we show the earlier of two defensible end dates, so that you are never a day late.
| Ihre Situation | Gesetzliche Frist | Stichtag |
|---|---|---|
| Alle wirtschaftlich Berechtigten sind im Handelsregister eingetragenals Gesellschafter oder als Organ, Art. 51 Abs. 2 TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist2 Jahre | Stichtag30.09.2028 |
| AG mit ordentlicher RevisionArt. 51 Abs. 3 lit. a TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist3 Monate | Stichtag31.12.2026 |
| GmbH, Genossenschaft und weitere mit ordentlicher oder eingeschränkter RevisionArt. 51 Abs. 3 lit. b TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist4 Monate | Stichtag31.01.2027 |
| AG ohne ordentliche RevisionArt. 51 Abs. 3 lit. c TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist5 Monate | Stichtag28.02.2027 |
| Gesellschaft mit Opting-out, und andere juristische PersonenArt. 51 Abs. 3 lit. d TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist6 Monate | Stichtag31.03.2027 |
| Juristische Person ausländischen RechtsArt. 53 TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist6 Monate | Stichtag31.03.2027 |
| Eintragung ab dem 1. Oktober 2026Art. 9 Abs. 4 TJPG | Gesetzliche Frist1 Monat | Stichtagab Eintragung |
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