For advisers in Australia

From superto leaving Australia:one sourced review,under your name.

For a prospect before the transfer, a fixed-fee review of a self-directed portfolio, or every client’s annual check: import the statements, see what franking credits are worth at the client’s or the fund’s rate, where US withholding is lost and what leaving Australia would cost, then deliver a client-ready report in your firm’s name.

For advisers with clients arriving in or leaving Australia, advisers who review CommSec, SelfWealth and IBKR portfolios themselves, and investment-led wealth firms.

The sample is a read-only Australian demo firm: fictional clients, real prices. Ready for your own? Start a 30-day free trial, no card needed.

Illustrative: one client review — the statements, the cross-border brief, a finding and the report cover — drawn from the product's own components. Figures are examples, not client data. Reports are rendered from a stored snapshot and never change after later imports.

A real example

What one review found.

Leaving Australia is taxed as a sale. For this client, a move to the UK in June 2027 means a deemed gain of about AUD 137,600 on the two taxable accounts, AUD 76,900 of it taxable after the discount, before a single share is sold.

Why: on ceasing to be resident, CGT assets other than taxable Australian property are taken to be disposed of at market value (CGT event I1). The SMSF is left out; the CommSec and IBKR accounts are not. The gain is measured against a cost base replayed from the confirmed trades, parcels taken first in, first out, each at its own date’s exchange rate, and the 50% discount is applied parcel by parcel to those held at least 12 months. The review sets out the choice that follows: report the gain in the return for the year of leaving, or disregard it, in which case the shares stay taxable in Australia until they are sold or the client returns, and the later change in value is taxed too.

Decision support for professional review, not tax advice. The tax itself is not computed: the taxable part is taxed at the client’s marginal rate. First in, first out is an assumption; parcels the client identifies can give a different cost base. A holding whose cost is not known stops the total; it is never guessed.

In the workspace
Australian deemed disposal on leavingESTIMATED · ATTENTION

Leaving for the United Kingdom on 30 June 2027: a deemed gain of about AUD 137,600 on the CommSec and IBKR accounts, of which AUD 76,900 is taxable after the 50% discount. The client can choose to disregard the gains instead.

Assumes
Parcels taken first in, first out, each purchase at its own date’s rate; discount per parcel held 12 months; super left out; not a temporary resident; today’s prices
Source
Confirmed transactions; ATO, how changing residency affects CGT
In the client’s review
7Cross-border considerations
Australian deemed disposal on leaving

A move to the United Kingdom on 30 June 2027 is taxed as a sale of the CommSec and IBKR holdings at market value: a deemed gain of about AUD 137,600, of which AUD 76,900 is taxable after the 50% discount on parcels held at least 12 months. The gain goes in the return for the year of leaving; the client can choose to disregard it instead, and the later change in value is then taxed in Australia too.

Values at today’s prices; the deemed sale happens at market value on the departure date. Super is left out; the client is assumed not to be a temporary resident. The tax depends on the client’s marginal rate and is not computed. Source: ATO, how changing residency affects CGT; ATO, CGT discount.
8Adviser notes

Your commentary, printed in its own section and never mixed with Borderfolio’s analysis.

Illustrative: the same finding as it appears in the workspace and in a generated review. Figures are examples, not client data.

Import. Find issues. Deliver. Keep reviewing.

Every step stays under your control. Nothing reaches a client’s holdings until you have reviewed and confirmed it.

  1. 01

    Import the statements.

    Upload the client’s statements from any broker, check what was extracted, and consolidate every account in their currency.

    Review importIBKR · 2026 Q3
    PositionSharesStatus
    VT · XNAS323New
    SMMCHA · XSWX7New
    VWRA · XLON410Unchanged
    Transactions found80 duplicates
  2. 02

    Find the issues.

    Costs, income, currency, fund domicile, withholding and residence matters, each with its source, its assumptions and what it does not cover.

    Consolidated view2 accounts · USD
    By trading currencyUSD 94.9% · CHF 5.1%
    Time-weighted return+16.6%annualised, since inception
    Money-weighted return+16.7%XIRR
    Expected annual income699.78 USDfrom trailing distributions
  3. 03

    Deliver the review.

    A client-ready PDF under your firm’s name, your commentary set apart from the analysis, frozen as generated.

    Portfolio reviewgenerated today
    Sections9summary to limitations
    Adviser commentaryIncludedlabelled as yours
    SnapshotFrozenreproducible on every download
    BrandingFirm namelogo and contact on Practice
04

Keep reviewing.

The accounts stay in the workspace. Import the next statements and the checks run again; last year’s report stays as sent.

  • The firm’s deskEvery client screened at once, most urgent first.
  • Reviews dueEach client’s review cycle, with offered, held and declined reviews recorded.
  • Reclaim deadlinesWithholding above the treaty rate, with the last day to claim it, across every client.
  • Before a moveThe same holdings at the new residence’s rates, and what leaving triggers.

The workspace

Built around the way advisers work.

Clients, imports, consolidated value, cross-border findings and reports, in one workspace your whole firm can use.

The firm’s desk

Who needs me this week?

Every client screened at once: who has matters needing attention, who is over the US estate threshold, who is planning a move. Then the clients, most urgent first.

The client dossier

What is the client actually worth?

Four accounts valued in the client’s base currency, with the income expected over the next twelve months and the gain not yet realised. Cash that isn’t reported is said, not assumed.

Currency, looked through

Which currency is the money really in?

A Swedish client’s account, valued in kronor. Looking through the funds to their issuer’s breakdown, each source named and dated, 47.1% is in US dollars and only 40.8% in kronor.

Performance

How has it really done?

Time- and money-weighted returns combined across accounts, never an average of them, against a US-listed ETF benchmark with the withholding drag stated.

Cross-border brief

What could cost my client money?

Ten matters for a Canadian resident, the four that need attention first: US-situs holdings over the USD 60,000 estate threshold, 60% in US-domiciled funds, 89% outside the base currency and C$221 a year of US tax lost by account.

European withholding

What can be claimed back?

Each holding’s withholding at the source country’s rate against the treaty rate, with the route and the last day to claim. Here €271 a year may be reclaimable.

Scenarios

Should we switch this fund?

Replacing US funds with Irish ones starts with the bill: C$6,087 of tax on the one taxable sale and C$46 of dealing. The RRSP, TFSA and IRA sell without tax, and each is shown apart.

Planned move

What changes if they move?

Canada at the client’s 53.53% against the UK higher rate of 35.75%, both set by the adviser: the same holdings keep about C$1,007 more in dividends a year.

Due across the firm

What is due before year end?

The clients needing attention and the withholding reclaims closing within six months, from every client’s checks on one page.

Try it on a sample firm

Cross-Border desk: every client screened, matters needing attention, the US estate threshold, planned moves, and clients ranked most urgent first
Client dossier: consolidated value in the client's base currency, accounts, expected income and unrealised gain
Holdings of a Swedish client in SEK: value, gain and income, allocation by underlying currency looking through funds, and by fund domicile
Performance across accounts: time- and money-weighted returns, total gain, fees paid and value over time
Cross-border brief: the client's matters ranked, with each figure and its chapter
Withholding on European dividends: withheld, treaty cost and what may be reclaimable, per holding with the route and the last day to claim
Scenario: the cost of switching — taxable gain, capital gains tax, dealing and payback, per holding with sheltered accounts shown apart
Relocation: Canada against the United Kingdom at the client's own rates, and the change in dividends kept on the same holdings
Overview: clients needing attention and the withholding reclaims closing within six months
Screens from the read-only demo workspace: fictional clients, real prices and exchange rates.Two-factor sign-in, organisation isolation and an audit trail are part of the workspace — see Security.

Who it is for

The same path, shaped by the review you are asked for.

Statements in, findings with their sources, a review under your firm’s name: what changes is the question the client brings.

Cross-border advisers

A client who arrived from the UK, a US citizen in Sydney, or one about to leave Australia.

  • For a new resident, each holding’s cost reset to its value on arrival, entered by you and converted at that day’s rate
  • Leaving Australia: the deemed gain with the 50% discount per parcel and the choice to disregard it, then the dividends kept and the currency spent after the move
  • For US persons, each holding’s cost and gain in AUD and in USD under each country’s rule; Australian funds screened as possible PFICs; FBAR and Form 8938 checks

Advice-only and DIY portfolio reviewers

A fixed-fee review of a self-directed portfolio at CommSec, SelfWealth, Stake or IBKR.

  • Statements through a secure upload link; IBKR exports read directly, CommSec, SelfWealth and Stake statements extracted and checked before anything is confirmed
  • Franking credits from the franked share you enter off each dividend statement, grossed up and offset at the client’s rate, any excess refunded
  • US withholding on US-listed ETFs and what an Irish-domiciled fund would change after Australian tax; fees as money over 1, 5 and 10 years

Investment-led boutique firms

A prospect’s existing portfolio, reviewed before any assets move.

  • An objective second opinion: a review can say the portfolio is in order
  • Super and SMSF accounts at the fund’s rates in either phase; super fund options valued from units and unit price, with their PDS fees kept apart from returns
  • The cost of a switch, tax on the gain at each account’s rate and dealing costs, with its payback

Super and SMSF accounts are set per account, in accumulation or retirement phase. Ongoing fee arrangements are tracked against their renewal window, 60 days before to 150 days after the reference day, so a lapsed consent shows before fees continue. Australia in the documentation.

The sample report

What you put in front of the client.

Each review goes out under your firm's name, with your commentary set apart from Borderfolio's analysis, and never changes after you send it. Every figure states its source and the assumption it rests on; what is not calculated is labelled, not estimated.

  1. Executive portfolio summary1
  2. Portfolio allocation2
  3. Holdings overview3
  4. Performance summary4
  5. Dividends and fees5
  6. Currency and fund-domicile exposure6
  7. Cross-border considerations7
  8. Adviser notes8
  9. Sources, assumptions and limitations9

Illustrative pages; figures are examples.

Pages of a generated report for a fictional Australian client, at real prices, are in the Australia brochure (PDF). Each other country’s site has its own brochure: choose a country.

Security and trust

Your clients’ statements, kept private and under your control.

Advisers upload statements that are not their own, and the workspace is built around that. This describes the product as built, not a certification.

Read the full description
Workspace isolation
Every request is authorised against the adviser’s organisation; an identifier that belongs to another firm reads as not found.
Access controls
Owners manage settings, members and deletions; advisers work with clients, imports and reports. Enforced on the server.
Two-factor authentication
One-time codes with single-use recovery codes. A firm can require it for every member.
Document handling
Files are checked against their declared type. Original statements are purged after seven days; there are no public document links.
Audit history
Imports, confirmations, downloads, reports and membership changes are recorded with the acting adviser.

Plans and pricing

One price per firm, stated in full.

Every plan includes the whole workspace: statement import and review, consolidation, cross-border findings, relocation planning, scenarios and PDF reviews. Plans differ in how many advisers, clients and imports they carry, and in how reports are branded. Firms beyond these limits can ask for a quote.

Founding programme, first 25 firms

Founding Adviser

$99a month

30-day trial without a card. Held for your first 12 monthly payments, or your first year at $999, then the Advisor rate.

Annual billing
$999 a year
Advisers
1
Active clients
50
Extra clients
+25 for $29 a month
Statement imports a month
30
Report branding
Firm name
Shared workspace
Not included

For one adviser

Advisor

$149a month

The full workspace for an independent adviser. Annual billing costs ten monthly payments.

Annual billing
$1,490 a year
Advisers
1
Active clients
50
Extra clients
+25 for $29 a month
Statement imports a month
30
Report branding
Firm name
Shared workspace
Not included

For a small team

Practice

$299a month

Shared clients and branded reports for up to three advisers. Annual billing costs ten monthly payments.

Annual billing
$2,990 a year
Advisers
3
Active clients
150
Extra clients
+25 for $29 a month
Statement imports a month
100
Report branding
Firm name, logo and contact block
Shared workspace
Owner and adviser roles, shared clients

For a firm with its own platform

White Label

$499a month

The workspace on your own domain under your brand, without Borderfolio attribution.

Annual billing
$4,999 a year
Advisers
25
Active clients
500
Extra clients
On request
Statement imports a month
1,000
Report branding
Your brand only, on your own domain
Shared workspace
Owner and adviser roles, shared clients

More clients than your plan carries

Need more clients? Add 25 for $29 a month ($290 a year on annual billing), on the Founding Adviser, Advisor and Practice plans. How packs work.

Start with a plan

Larger firms and specific terms

More than 25 advisers or 500 active clients, more extra clients than the packs above, annual invoicing, or contract and data-processing terms of your own: tell us what your firm needs and we reply personally with a quote within two working days.

Request a quote

The 30-day trial, without a card, comes with the Founding Adviser plan only. Advisor, Practice and White Label start with the first payment: you create the workspace, then pay for the plan in it. Archived clients do not count towards the active-client limit; extra-client packs add 25 places each for $29 a month. Prices are in US dollars and exclude VAT where it applies. Billing is per firm through Freemius, the merchant of record; cancel at any time, and the first payment is refundable within 14 days (billing and refund policy).

Questions Australian advisers ask

Plain answers.

How are super and SMSF accounts handled?

Each super or SMSF account is set to accumulation or retirement phase. In accumulation, income is taxed at 15% and gains on assets held 12 months or more at 10%; in retirement phase both are exempt. US dividends bear the 15% treaty rate in either phase, because the Australia–US treaty has no pension exemption: in accumulation the fund can offset it against its own tax, in retirement phase it is a final cost. A super fund option in a retail or industry fund is valued from units and unit price, which are already net of fund tax and investment fees, and its PDS fees are shown in costs and charges, never deducted a second time. Division 296 and funds with both phases are not modelled; a firm can set its own blended rate.

How are franking credits worked out?

From the franked share and the company tax rate (30%, or 25% for a base rate entity) you enter for each holding from the dividend statement or the fund’s tax statement: no free source publishes them, so they are never inferred. The credit is the dividend × franked share × rate ÷ (1 − rate), grossed up into taxable income and offset at the client’s rate or the super fund’s; an excess is refunded, so in retirement phase the whole credit shows as a refund. The 45-day holding rule is assumed to be met. For a client who is not resident in Australia the franking is recorded but given no value.

US-listed ETFs or Irish-domiciled funds?

For each US-domiciled fund the review shows the US withholding at the 15% treaty rate, or 30% without a W-8BEN on file, and what an Irish-domiciled fund would change in dividends kept after all tax. Australia credits US withholding against the client’s own tax, while an Irish fund loses 15% inside the fund with no credit at home, so the switch can leave the client with less, and the review says so. That comparison needs the client’s marginal rate on the profile: there is no Australian default rate. A missing W-8BEN is shown before any switch, and one about to lapse before it does.

Can it read CommSec, SelfWealth, HUB24 and Netwealth statements?

Interactive Brokers Flex exports are read directly, and an IBKR account can also be synced daily. CommSec, SelfWealth, Stake, Vanguard Australia, HUB24 and Netwealth statements go through the extraction model. Either way every position and transaction is shown for review, and nothing reaches the client’s holdings until you confirm it. A client can send statements through a secure upload link without opening an account.

What does it show for a client arriving in or leaving Australia?

Arriving: assets other than taxable Australian property are taken to be acquired at market value on the day the client became resident, unless they came as a temporary resident. You enter each holding’s value on arrival, converted at that day’s exchange rate; without an entry the cost reads “value on arrival”, never a guess. Leaving: the deemed disposal of the taxable accounts at today’s values, parcels taken first in, first out, the 50% discount applied to each parcel held at least 12 months and super left out, with the choice to disregard the gains instead. The tax itself is not computed: it depends on the client’s marginal rate.

How do the trial and extra-client packs work?

The Founding Adviser plan comes with a 30-day trial and no card: open a workspace yourself, and pay 99 USD a month when the trial ends. That price is open to the first 25 firms and held for their first 12 monthly payments, or for the first year on annual billing at 999 USD. Advisor, Practice and White Label have no trial and start with the first payment. Or tell us about your firm using the form below and we reply personally within two working days to help set it up.

Add active clients in packs of 25 for $29 a month each, on the Founding Adviser, Advisor and Practice plans. Add them from Settings, Plan and usage, once your plan is active: each pack is its own small subscription at exactly $29 a month ($290 a year on annual billing), so a second pack costs the same as the first. Cancel a pack at any time, and cancelling your plan stops its packs too; clients above the new limit stay readable, but no further client can be added or restored until you are within it. Packs stop counting if the subscription lapses. Households do not use extra places: each person is one client, and trusts, SMSFs and joint accounts are accounts of a member.

Review a portfolio together

A more considered way to review client portfolios.

Bring one client or prospect and we will work through the review with you: importing their statements, reading the findings and preparing the report. We set up a small number of firms personally.

Steffan Kharmaaiarvi, founder of Borderfolio

You work with the founder. Steffan Kharmaaiarvi sets up each early firm personally and works through the first client review with you. About · LinkedIn

Prefer to start on your own? Open a workspace with the Founding Adviser 30-day trial, no card needed; plans and prices are listed above.

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