Banks in Zug

The canton's newcomer portal says that opening an account is usually free but fees follow later, and that a valid passport or other official identity document is always required. It describes QR-bills, eBill, standing orders and mobile payment apps. It notes that an unpaid bill can lead to a payment order from the debt-collection office, with fees, and says that people with assets declare them and pay tax on them separately (Canton of Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026).

The Zuger Kantonalbank is a stock corporation under a special cantonal law. The canton must hold at least half of the share capital and may not sell that minimum stake. The canton is liable for the bank's obligations where its own funds fall short, subordinated debt excepted, and the bank pays it yearly compensation for the guarantee equal to ten per cent of the previous year's dividend on its holding (Canton of Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Individuals can receive the provisional, final and assessment documents of the cantonal tax administration by eBill (Canton of Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026). Provisional invoices go out at the end of June and are payable by 31 December, with monthly instalments registered online (Canton of Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026). Since February 2021 a tax bill can also be paid in bitcoin or ether up to CHF 1.5 million, but municipal charges such as the property gains tax cannot (Canton of Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Foreign nationals arriving in Zug register with the cantonal migration office (Amt für Migration, Aabachstrasse 1) within 14 days (2026) (Amt für Migration Zug, checked 21 Oct 2026), EU/EFTA citizens by posting form A1. The City of Zug's residents' office in the Stadthaus receives the registration automatically and charges nothing (stadtzug.ch, checked 21 Oct 2026). Swiss citizens report a move through eUmzug. More in registering at your commune.