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title: "Francesco Aquilino"
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# Francesco Aquilino

## Tax Manager · Alporia

An experienced tax specialist, Francesco focuses on **individual taxation** in Switzerland and France.

As head of a **tax department** at **Alporia** (Geneva), he combines technical expertise, team leadership and a strong service mindset. His dual background in business and taxation lets him blend rigour, adaptability and strategic vision.

Results-driven, he effectively represents his clients before the **tax authorities** and guides them through the most complex situations. Through the **ibani × Alporia** editorial partnership, he co-signs and enriches ibani’s guides with verified tax analysis.

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[Contact Alporia](https://www.alporia.ch/nous-contacter?code=ibani)

Or by email: **contact@alporia.ch**

### Areas of Expertise

Individual taxation French-Swiss taxation Withholding tax Quasi-resident status Tax authorities

## Contributions & Analysis

### The Ultimate Guide for the New Swiss Cross-Border Worker (2026 Complete Edition)

G Permit, telework, LAMal vs PUMa/GKV/SSN, cantonal taxation, family allowances and CHF/EUR exchange. Everything you need to succeed in your administrative tra…

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/becoming-cross-border-worker-switzerland)

### Changing health insurance (LAMal vs CMU/GKV/SSN): reopening the right of option

Unemployment, moving, retirement: the only status changes that reopen the right of option between LAMal and your national system, the 3-month deadline and the…

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/change-health-insurance-cross-border-worker-lamal-cmu)

### Cross-Border Worker & Self-Employment: Avoid Double Taxation (France, Germany, Italy)

The complete 2026 guide for cross-border workers combining a Swiss salary with freelance income in France, Germany or Italy. Tax treaties, Permit G and CHF/EUR…

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/cross-border-worker-self-employed-double-taxation)

### Cross-border deductions: have you thought of everything?

Childcare, home help, donations, overtime, alimony, school fees: the tax breaks cross-border workers in France, Germany and Italy leave on the table.

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/cross-border-worker-tax-deductions)

### Cross-border worker taxes in Switzerland: who taxes you | ibani

Your canton of work and your country of residence decide which State taxes you: 8 cantons with no withholding for France, 40% teleworking (25% in Italy).

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/cross-border-worker-taxes-switzerland)

### Cross-Border Health Insurance 2025/2026: LAMal vs. Home Country | ibani

Should you choose Swiss health insurance (LAMal) or your home country's system (CMU, GKV, SSN)? Discover the pros, cons, and our multi-country cost simulator.

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/crossborder-worker-insurance)

### Geneva DRIS: how much your correction can pay back

Spouse in France, undeclared children, shared custody, two employers: the situations that make a correction essential, and the refund ranges to expect.

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/geneva-withholding-tax-correction-cross-border-workers)

### Quasi-Resident Status in Switzerland: The Complete Tax Guide

Cross-border workers taxed at source: recover part of your Swiss taxes through quasi-resident status and the subsequent ordinary assessment (TOU).

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/quasi-resident-status-switzerland-taxes)

### Understanding the Swiss Three Pillars Retirement System (2026 Guide) | ibani

Explore Switzerland's unique retirement system. 2026 updated AVS/AI amounts, 13th AVS payment, LPP contributions, and tax strategies for cross-border workers.

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/the-swiss-three-pillars-system)

### Withholding tax: what does the letter of your code mean?

A, B, C, H, plus the codes L, M, N, P, Q and R to V reserved for cross-border workers from Germany and Italy: what each letter really changes.

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/withholding-tax-tariff-codes-switzerland)

### Working in two Swiss cantons: which tax rules apply in 2026?

Cross-border worker or resident working in two cantons (Geneva, Vaud, Zurich, Ticino): withholding tax, global rate and centralising multiple salaries.

[Read article](https://www.ibani.com/en/guides/working-two-swiss-cantons-taxation)