Thurgau Canton / Lake of Constance

A business location with REAL tax benefits

 
High-Tech-Center, Tägerwilen HTC AG, Mrs. Tina Gumbiller

 

Central location at the heart of Europe

  • Excellent infrastructure
    • Thurgau Canton is directly linked to the rest of Switzerland and neighbouring countries (Germany / Austria / Liechtenstein) by two motorways.
    Convenient half-hourly rail services.
    Advanced telecommunications facilities are accessible via the international fibre-optic network.

  • International airport
    • A motorway journey of a mere forty kilometres links Frauenfeld, the capital of Thurgau canton, with the Zurich-Kloten airport. The proximity of the airport makes Thurgau attractive to companies with strong foreign contacts - a fact confirmed by the growing number of internationally active holding, management and engineering companies that have already opted for Thurgau.

  • The High-Tech Centre - high-tech and central location
    Zurich, the internationally significant finance and trading city, can be reached within thirty minutes from HTC, and Stuttgart, the south German technology centre, is only 160 kilometres away.
Qualified and motivated staff – low labour costs
  • Flexible labour market with skilled, trained personnel.
    • Twenty thousand people commute daily from Thurgau and most of these are highly qualified workers who speak several languages. Many of these commuters are waiting for new companies to be set up in Thurgau thereby creating suitable positions close to where they live.
    • Low labour costs
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      Wage costs in Thurgau are around ten per cent below those of the Zurich conurbation. Cheaper rents also help to keep the cost of living down. Despite relatively high nominal wage levels, the minimal incidental wage costs in Switzerland mean that overall labour costs are competitive.
      Moreover, strikes are not part of the vocabulary in Thurgau. The excellent social partnership means that this is likely to continue to be the case.

    Pro-business administration - tax levels halved
    • Modest taxation
      • A profitable limited company which is paying dividends to its shareholders, is subject to tax levels in Zurich city that are nearly twice the tax levels at the HTC in Tägerwilen.
    • Flexible tax laws: individual tailor-made solutions
      • The local government is able to award tax concessions to new companies for a period of five to ten years. The scope and duration of these tax benefits are drawn up by the Tax Office in combination with other fiscal concessions (e.g. depreciation, reserves etc.).

    • Business-friendly taxation schemes
      • The guiding principle at the Office of Taxation is that it is better for both company and canton if francs remain in a company rather than being extracted from it. Both entrepreneurs and tax advisers can confirm the liberal taxation policies in force in Thurgau.

    • Powerful business promotion services yield results
      The promotion of business and industrial development in Thurgau means fast, efficient and free consulting services regarding business location, company structure and organization, and project management.
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    The High-Tech Centre AG in Tägerwilen clears your path through the administrative jungle.