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  1. Adding Portal Users / Signers to Form 5330

    There are two primary methods to add a Portal user for viewing or e-filing Form 5330. Method 1: Using the 5500 Menu Navigate to the 5500 menu . Select Work with Signers/Portal Users . If a Form 5500 or 8955-SSA has already be...
  2. Upload Plan Data

  3. Completing 5500 Forms and Schedules

  4. 10.16. Davis Bacon

    Non-elective Davis Bacon Contributions Plan Specifications First, we need to verify that the plan is setup properly to permit Nonelective Davis Bacon contributions. From the main Compliance Menu, go to Plan Specifications and expand Contribution...
  5. 10.15. JH Rate of Return

    Setup Plan Specifications Compliance Menu à Plan Specifications à Sources and Inv Accounts Set “Financial data import vendor” to “JH RoR” Enter “Financial data import ID code:” Click the “Work with Sources” link Verify all sources to be used...
  6. 10.14. Age Weighted Allocations

    The total company contribution shall be allocated to each Participant such that the equivalent benefit accrual rate (EBAR or EAR) for each Participant is identical. The actual calculation is that a participant will receive an allocation based on the...
  7. 10.13. Vesting

    Vesting Service Calculation Vesting service is calculated when the scrub is run and is determined by the system as follows: Active Employees: If an employee is on the current year census “in the grid”, the system will first calculate vesting se...
  8. 10.12. Excluding a Class of Employees

    If the plan document provides for excluding a particular class of employee you can follow the steps below to code your census: From the Compliance Menu click “Plan Specifications”. Expand the Eligibility section and under “Exclusions - Other” sele...
  9. 10.11. Overrides

    Nearly every calculated field on the system has an option to "override" the way a field/data element is handled in the system. The "override" function may have different results in different circumstances. Some examples of how an override option wil...
  10. 10.10. Compensation - Including Calculations for Self Employed Individuals

    Adjusted Compensation The system is set up so that compensation on the census will be entered as statutory compensation (compensation as used for 415 limits and other testing). All employees will be assigned a compensation amount adjusted for the ...