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- Uploading A Logo
- Entering Your Company’s Contact Information in SIPS
- Adding a Default Recommendation
- Adding An Allocation Code
- Changing the Colors of the Allocation Codes
- Editing the Default Percentage Amounts on the Allocation Codes
- Editing the Maximum Percentage Amounts on the Allocation Codes
- Deleting an Allocation Code
- Why Can’t I Delete an Allocation Code?
- Having trouble accessing the Preferences under Settings?
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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
- Assets
- Goals and Objectives
- Recommendations
- Changing the Order of the Recommendations on the Recommendations Page
- Advisor Notes
- Accessing the Disclosure Page
- Creating Custom Text to the Disclosure Page and Final Report
- Downloading a Report for Your Clients
- 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
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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
- Setting Up Annual Fixed Savings Deposits for a Checking/Savings Account
- Setting Up Annual Fixed Savings Withdrawals for a Checking/Savings Account
- 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
- 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
- Tax Calculation Option for Accounts
- View/Edit Actual Values Function in SIPS Advanced
- Withdrawing from an IRA Account Using the Annual Fixed Savings Function
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- Tax Calculation Options for Incomes for a W-2 Employee/Traditional Worker
- Tax Calculation Options for Income for a 1099 Worker/Multi-Stream Earner
- 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
- Deleting an Income/Expense Column
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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
- Percent Decrease Target Income Function
- 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
Updated Articles
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How to Use The Automatic Tax Rate Calculation in SIPS Advanced
Last Updated: 08/11/2026 in How-To VideosUse the power of SIPS Advanced to automatically calculate taxes for every year in your SIPS plan. Discover the best tax strategies; ROTH conversions, IULs, intelligent withdrawal sequencing and more with a click of a button. If you feel you nee... -
Creating a Checking/Savings Account from the Structured Income Planning Page
From the Structured Income Planning page, you have the ability to add various types of accounts to your structured income plan. Below is a hypothetical example demonstrating how to add a High‑Yield Savings Account (HYSA) from the Structured Incom... -
Creating an IRA Account from the Structured Income Planning Page
Along with creating an account when you are adding a new case, you can create an account on the Structured Income Planning landing page through the Add Account function. Within this hypothetical example, we will create a Traditional... -
How to Model Complex Tax Scenarios in SIPS Advanced
Last Updated: 08/02/2026 in How-To VideosGo deep when you need to. SIPS Advanced allows you to customize dividends, capital gains, and embedded capital gains for each year of the plan. Need to model taxable events not in the SIPS plan? No problem, SIPS Advanced also allows you to model... -
Account and Income Groups and Group Setup
Within SIPS, you can customize the account and income group headings and colors displayed on the Structured Income Planning page. This is done through the Display Options button. In this article, we'll use a hypothetical client to walk through ... -
Setting Up Annual Fixed Savings Deposits for a Checking/Savings Account
Within SIPS, there are multiple ways to show a deposit going into an account. This article focuses on how to deposit into a High Yield Savings Account (HYSA) using the Annual Fixed Savings function. You will learn three ways to enter your depos... -
Resetting Your Password from the Login Page
Last Updated: 07/10/2026 in Getting StartedSIPS requires users to log in with a unique username and password to access their account. If you have forgotten your password or are logging in for the first time, you can reset it directly from the login page without needing to contact suppor... -
Understanding Your Case Capacity
Last Updated: 07/10/2026 in SubscriptionsIf you subscribe to a level of maximum plans in SIPS and find that you are out of capacity to add more, you can upgrade your subscription, delete old cases , or deactivate cases you no longer need active to get back under the maximum. If yo... -
How to Model ROTH Conversions in SIPS
Last Updated: 07/10/2026 in How-To VideosIn 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 liabil... -
Setting up an IRA to Roth IRA conversion in SIPS Advanced
This article walks through how to model an IRA to Roth IRA conversion in SIPS Advanced for a client in the early years of retirement. First, we will point out the important numbers to track, replicate the scenario, model the IRA to Roth IRA co...
