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  1. QS Part 6: Compliance Menu - Miscellaneous

    Here you can access some additional functions in the software, as follows: The 5500 Data Report, which calculates participant counts for the 5500. When you are completing the 5500 there’s an option available to populate the participant count field...
  2. 5.5. Reports

    All transaction batches need to be posted for the data to feed to the financial reports, participant statements, and other software calculations. You can select the date range for statements and reports at the top of the Transactions /Statements scr...
  3. 5.4. Participant Transactions

    This screen allows you to select a single participant and view all transactions associated with that participant, either pending transactions, posted transactions, or all.
  4. 5.3. Loans

    Detailed instructions for tracking loans using the ftwilliam.com compliance software are in the  User Guide    or the loan module user guide. ...
  5. 5.2. Vendor Uploads

    If the plan assets are with a vendor that ftwilliam.com has an upload link for, you can go to that vendor’s TPA website and download a transaction file for the period you want. If you have added the vendor and the plan ID (under Plan Specifications/...
  6. 5.1. Transactions/Statements

    All batches, whether added manually, from allocations, or via upload, will go to the “Pending Batches” area. From there you can edit them, delete them or post them; only when posted does the information feed to participant statements and financial r...
  7. QS Part 5: Compliance Menu - Transactions

    All of the following are done from the “Transactions” option in the Compliance Menu at the top right of the screen or the side tabs. This part of the software is where you can import or add information about participant account balances and financia...
  8. 4.7. Client Package

    There are three options relating to the client package on the top right of the Compliance Tasks block – “Select Reports”, and “Print Package - Word or PDF”. Clicking the select reports option allows you to select which reports to include in the clie...
  9. 4.6. Top Heavy Test

    Q.S. Tip: Transactions must be posted to perform the Top Heavy Test, therefore, complete Step 5 then return to Step 4.6. To determine if the plan will be top heavy for the next plan year, run the Top Heavy Test. Expand  the Top Heavy Test s...
  10. 4.5. General Test

    Q.S. Tip: For a New Comparability PS allocation you can enter the percentage or dollar amount desired for each of the allocation groups in the Allocation Task. There’s an “Autosolve Skip” option that should only be set to Yes when you want to th...