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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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- 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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- 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
- Tax Calculation Option for Accounts
- View/Edit Actual Values Function in SIPS Essentials
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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
- Troubleshooting: "social security information is blank." Error Message
- Tax Calculation Options for Incomes for a W-2 Employee/Traditional Worker
- Tax Calculation Options for Income for a 1099 Worker/Multi-Stream Earner
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- Editing the Tax Adjustment Table on the Manage Tax Page
- Tax Calculation Option: Adding Assets into a Structured Income Plan
- Tax Calculation Option: Adding Income and Expenses into a Structured Income Plan
- Setting Effective Tax Rates for SIPS Essentials
- Calculating and Applying Tax Rates in SIPS Essentials
- 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
- Understanding the Advanced Tax Planning Page
- Advanced Tax Planning: Cap Gains Not in Accounts
- Advanced Tax Planning: Other Schedule 1 Income a K1 Hypothetical Example
- Advanced Tax Planning: Other Schedule 1 Income: An Employer Match 401(k) Hypothetical Example
- Advanced Tax Planning: Income Adjustments
- Advanced Tax Planning: Schedule A Override
- Advanced Tax Planning: QBI Override
- Advanced Tax Planning: Tax Credits
- Advanced Tax Planning: Approximate State Tax %
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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
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Updated Articles
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Adding An Allocation Code
Last Updated: 01/02/2026 in SettingsFrom the settings page you have the ability to add an allocation code if you are at administrator status. Below are the step-by-step guidelines for adding an allocation code starting from the login page. Step 1: Log In: Log in into SIPS. ... -
Entering in Your Company Contact Information into SIPS
Last Updated: 01/02/2026 in SettingsYou can access the preference page through the settings button. On the preference page you can update your password, enter your email address, and provide your company’s contact information. The company's contact information that you have provide... -
Changing the Colors of the Allocation Codes
Last Updated: 01/02/2026 in SettingsUnderneath the settings subheading you can go to the allocation codes page. On this page you can edit many different items with the allocation codes. Below is a step by step guideline for changing the colors of the allocation codes. Step 1: L... -
Uploading A Logo
Last Updated: 01/02/2026 in SettingsOn the preferences page you can upload a logo. The logo will be displayed in the upper left-hand side of your screen. Once uploaded it will be displayed on all the pages in SIPS and it will be included in the final report. After uploading a logo i... -
Understanding the Data from the Select Pages in Reports
Last Updated: 12/10/2025 in ReportsIn this how-to guide, we use a hypothetical example to detail where all the information in the [Name of Report] is gathered. This will show you precisely where each piece of information is gathered within SIPS before it is compiled into the final... -
12/06/25 SIPS software update
Last Updated: 12/08/2025 in Release NotesSummary On 12/6/2025, SIPS was enhanced to introduce the calculation and display of the Enhanced Senior Deduction (from the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act) for the 2025–2028 tax years within SIPS scenarios that have the Advanced Tax Feature e... -
View/Edit Actual Values Function in SIPS Essentials
Within SIPS Advanced you have the ability to enter in actual values for accounts. This is a great way to update financial plans at least each year and have SIPS automatically recalculate the plan. When a financial plan spans multiple years, ... -
Tax Calculation Option for Accounts
SIPS Advanced offers five Tax Calculation Options for Accounts: Correctly setting the Tax Calculation Option for accounts is an important step to ensure your plan is calculating taxes accurately. This article will use a hypothetical structure... -
Tax Calculation Options for Incomes for a W-2 Employee/Traditional Worker
SIPS Advanced offers nine Tax Calculation Options for Incomes: To ensure accurate tax calculations, you must correctly configure the Tax Calculation Option for all income sources. This how-to article provides a detailed walkthrough, using a s... -
Tax Calculation Options for Income for a 1099 Worker/Multi-Stream Earner
SIPS Advanced offers nine Tax Calculation Options for Incomes: For accurate tax calculations, you must correctly set the Tax Calculation Option for every income source within the SIPS plan. This how-to guide provides the step-by-step instr...
