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- 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
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- Uploading A Logo
- Changing the Colors of the Allocation Codes
- Entering in Your Company Contact Information into SIPS
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
New Articles
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02/22/2025 SIPS software update
Created On: 02/20/2025 in Release NotesOn February 22, 2025, the following updates were released in SIPS: SIPS calculates hypothetical income taxes in future years in the Income Plan (in SIPS Advanced) and in the Cashflow and Tax Advisor. The income brackets and tax rates that are ... -
Editing the Initial Plan Date in a SIPS Plan
Within your SIPS plan, you can edit your initial plan date. If you change your initial plan date to be more than one year old than the revision date, the older years will be grayed out in your SIPS plan. The grayed-out years are stating that thos... -
Part Five: Adding Expenses into the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator
Created On: 02/04/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorThis article is the fifth part of the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator series. This tool can assist you in determining the effective tax rate for each year within your financial plan. It also includes a worksheet to differentiate between cash... -
Welcome to SIPS: Let's Get Started!
We are thrilled to have you onboard, and we look forward to supporting you on your journey with us. Please contact us at: +1-888-449-6917 or support@planscout.com to get started! ... -
Downloading a 1040 Sample Tax Form
Created On: 01/22/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorA valuable feature of SIPS is the ability to download a sample 1040 form directly from the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor landing page. Below are the step-by-step instructions for downloading a sample 1040 sample form. To learn more about the Cash ... -
Part Four: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates in Retirement: RMDs, Social Security, and Roth Withdrawals
Created On: 01/21/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorThis is the fourth part of a four-part article on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator. This tool can assist you in determining the effective tax rate for each year within your financial plan. It also includes a worksheet to differentiate bet... -
Part Three: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is in Retirement and Social Security Starts Up
Created On: 01/13/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorThis is the third part of a four-part article on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator.This tool can assist you in determining the effective tax rate for each year within your financial plan. It also includes a worksheet to differentiate betwe... -
Part Two: Forecasting Effective Tax Rates While the Client is in retirement and before Social Security Disbursements
Created On: 01/10/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorThis is the second part of a four-part article on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Calculator. This tool can assist you in determining the effective tax rate for each year within your financial plan. It also includes a worksheet to differentiate bet... -
Permanent Deletion of the Individual Columns on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Page
Created On: 01/07/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorOn the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor page, you can permanently delete individual columns after creating and adding a scenario. Below are the step-by-step directions for permanently deleting the individualized columns on the Cash Flow and Tax A... -
Hide/Unhide Feature for the Individual Columns on the Cash Flow and Tax Advisor Screen
Created On: 01/06/2025 in Cash Flow and Tax AdvisorThe hide/unhide button located within the columns beneath the client’s name allows users to selectively hide or unhide columns on the landing page for the cash flow and tax advisor screen. This feature would be used if an advisor is creating diff...
