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  1. Income Data Table within the Manage Account Page

    To change any information about the accounts is done through the Manage Account page. To change any information about the income to the accounts it is done through selecting a structured income type and the income data table. Below are instructio...
  2. Annuitizing an Account

    An option to withdrawal money from an account is through the process of annuitizing an account .   Within the Structured Income Planning page, you can create your own annuitization plan for the accounts. Below are the step-by-step instruction...
  3. Liquidating an Account

    An option to withdrawal money from an account is through the process of liquidating an account. Within the Structured Income Planning page, you can create your own liquidation plan for the accounts. Below are the step-by-step instructions on how ...
  4. Creating a Checking/Savings Account from the Structured Income Planning Page

    From the Structured Income Planning page, you have the capacity to add many different forms of accounts to the structured income plan.   Below is a step-by-step guide for creating a checking/savings account from the structured income planning page...
  5. Annual Fixed Withdrawal Function

    On the structured income planinng page, you have the ability to show deposits or withdrawals from the accounts on the structured income plan. There are multiple ways to do these functions. Below is a step-by-step guide for depositing and/or withd...
  6. Accessing the Disclosure Page

    This page in SIPS provides the disclosure policy for running a hypothetical report. The content here corresponds with the notes page when using the report feature. Below are step-by-step instructions for opening and viewing the disclosure page. ...
  7. Advisor Notes

    This page in the SIPS program is a place where you can write out the advisor notes.   What you put into this page will show up when you do a report and you click on the notes option.   Below is a step-by-step guide on how to filter the informatio...
  8. How to Show QCDs in SIPS to Maximize Charitable Giving

    In this video, you will see how to use the Advanced Tax Calculation features in SIPS to model Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs).   QCDs are a powerful tool for clients looking to make charitable donations while reducing their taxable inco...
  9. How to Model ROTH Conversions in SIPS

    In this video we will demonstrate how the Advanced Tax Calculation features in SIPS can help you analyze and model Roth IRA conversion scenarios within a financial plan.   Roth IRA conversions can significantly reduce RMDs and income tax liabilit...
  10. Recommendations

    In the final report, which can be printed as a PDF, there is a page titled Summary of Recommendations. This page is linked to the Recommendations section within SIPS. On this page, you can select prewritten text and write unique text in as recomm...