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    • Adding An Allocation Code
    • Editing the Default Percentage Amounts on the Allocation Codes
    • Editing the Maximum Percentage Amounts on the Allocation Codes
    • Deleting an Allocation Code
    • Adding a Default Recommendation
  • How-To Videos
    • Welcome to SIPS: Let's Get Started!
    • How to Build a SIPS Income Plan in Less Than 5 Minutes
    • How to Use The Automatic Tax Rate Calculation in SIPS Advanced
    • How to Model Complex Tax Scenarios in SIPS Advanced
    • How to use Actual Values Entry in SIPS Advanced
    • How to use Dynamic Mode in SIPS Advanced
    • How to Model ROTH Conversions in SIPS
    • How to Show QCDs in SIPS to Maximize Charitable Giving
  • Getting Started
    • Resetting Your Password from the Login Page
    • Changing Your Password Through The Settings Option
    • Adding a New Case
  • Your Case List
    • Accessing A Case
    • Adding More Rows to the View All Cases Page
    • Searching for a Case
    • Deactivating a Case
    • Deleting a Case
  • Client Dashboard
    • Client Information
    • Incomes
    • Adding a Pension into the Structured Income Plan to An Existing Plan
    • Adding a Pension into the Structured Income Plan to An Existing Plan if the Client is in Retirement
    • Assets
    • Goals and Objectives
    • Recommendations
    • Advisor Notes
    • Accessing the Disclosure Page
    • Creating Custom Text to the Disclosure Page and Final Report
    • Downloading the Report for Your Clients
  • Structured Income Plan
    • Getting Started
      • Understanding a Basic Structured Income Plan
      • Understanding a Structured Income Plan that has a Target Income and an After Tax Target Columns
      • Editing the Initial Plan Date in a SIPS Plan
      • Planning Horizon Timeline
      • Editing the Social Security Age
    • Add Account
      • Income Data Table within the Manage Account Page
      • Creating a Checking/Savings Account from the Structured Income Planning Page
      • Withdrawing From a Checking/Savings Account Using Annual Withdrawal Function
      • Depositing into a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
      • Withdrawing From a Checking/Savings Account Using Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Depositing into a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Liquidating a Checking/Savings Account Using the Liquidate Account Function
      • Depositing into a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
      • Withdrawing from a Checking/Savings Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
      • Creating an IRA Account from the Structured Income Planning Page
      • Withdrawing from an IRA Account Using the Annual Withdrawal Function
      • Depositing into an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
      • Withdrawing from an IRA Account using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Depositing into an IRA Account using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Liquidating an IRA Account Using the Liquidate Account Function
      • Depositing into an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
      • Withdrawing from an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
      • Creating a 401(k) Account From the Structured Income Planning Page
      • Withdrawing From a 401(k) Account Using the Annual Withdrawal Function
      • Depositing into a 401(k) Account Using the Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
      • Withdrawing From a 401(k) Using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Depositing Into a 401(K) Account Using the Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Liquidating a 401(k) Account Using the Liquidate Account Function
      • Depositing into a 401(k) Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
      • Withdrawing from a 401(K) Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
      • Beneficial IRA RMD (based on beneficiaries’ life)
      • Annuitizing an Account
      • Calculated Plan Withdrawals: Make-up total owners RMD from one account
      • Liquidating an Account
      • Calculated Plan Withdrawals; Make-up total beneficial RMD from one account
      • Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function
      • Annual Fixed Savings
      • Annual Percentage Withdrawal Function
      • Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
      • Entering a Life Insurance Policy and an Annual Premium
      • Adding an Annuity with a Pre-Existing Income Rider
      • Manually Entering in an Annuity and an Income Rider
      • Showing a Cash Value Life Policy Based on Company Illustrations Function
      • Uploading an Excel Spreadsheet into the Death Benefit Data Table on the View/Edit Death Benefit Page
    • Add Income
      • Income Adjustment Table on the Manage Income Page
      • Adding an Income to the Structured Income Plan
      • Adding an Expense to the Structured Income Plan
      • Adding an Income to Start at a Specified Age
      • Adding a Withdrawal to Start at a Specific Age
      • Editing the Years of Distribution Through the Income Adjustment Table on the Manage Income Page
      • Adding Specific Monetary Incomes Through the Income Adjustment Table on the Manage Income Page
      • Withdrawing Money for a Specific Timeframe Through the Income Adjustment Table Through the Add Income Function
      • Adding a Pension through the Add Income Function
    • Add Inc Tax
      • Editing the Tax Adjustment Table on the Manage Tax Page
      • Adding an Income Tax to the Structured Income Plan
      • Adding an Employer Matched 401(k) Using the Tax Advance Planning Function
      • NQ Annuity Taxation with the Advance Tax Planning Function
    • Add Target
      • Creating a Target Income in the Structured Income Plan
      • Limit Inflation in Old Age function for a Target Income
      • Readjusting Target Income in Older Age Using the Target Adjustment Table
      • Reaching the Target Income Goal Using the Make-Up Income Gap Based on Target Income Function
      • Creating a Target Income that Exceeds the RMDs
    • Edit or Add Scenario
      • Delete Current Scenario
      • Renaming a Current Scenario
      • Create New Scenario As
      • Replicate a Current Scenario As
      • Changing the Order of the Account and Incomes on the Structured Income Planning Page
      • Replicating a Current Individual Account and Income Item
      • The Common Button on the Manage Scenario Page
      • The Replicate Button on the Manage Scenario Page
      • The New Button Function on the Manage Scenario Page
      • Replicating an Existing Account and Income Item
      • Removing an Individual Item on the Manage Scenario Page
    • Display Options
      • Account and Income Groups and Group Setup
      • Condense All and Uncondense All Function
      • Viewing the RMD amounts on the Structured Income Plan
      • View Income Riders Function
      • View Death Benefit Function
      • View % Distribution Function
      • View Comparison Function
      • Creating Custom Rate Returns for the View Comparison Table
      • View Tax Rate Function
      • Viewing Calendar Years instead of Plan Years
  • Cash Flow and Tax Advisor
    • Condense/Uncondense Feature on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
    • Hide/Unhide Feature on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
    • Add Scenario Feature on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
    • Calculate Feature in Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
    • Hide/Unhide Feature for the Individual Columns on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Screen
    • Permanent Deletion of the Individual Columns on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
    • Downloading a 1040 Sample Tax Form
    • Part One: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is working
    • Part Two: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is in retirement and before Social Security Disbursements
    • Part Three: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is in Retirement and Social Security Starts Up
    • Part Four: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates in Retirement: RMDs, Social Security, and Roth Withdrawals
    • Part Five: Adding Expenses into the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator
  • Release Notes
    • 09/02/2024 SIPS software update
    • 10/19/2024 SIPS software update
    • 02/22/2025 SIPS software update
    • 04/12/2025 SIPS software update
    • 04/27/2025 SIPS software update

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