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  1. 2024 Instructions for Form 5500-EZ

    2024 Instructions for Form 5500-EZ Annual Return of A One-Participant (Owners/Partners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan or A Foreign Plan View Official IRS Instructions | Business Codes | Characteristics Codes | ...
  2. Portal Correspondence

     Portal Correspondence was designed to assist you in sending out notification to your customers that they will need to sign up on the IREG website for "Signing Credentials." This option is only available if you have selected to "Specify a Serv...
  3. 2.1. First Plan Year on the ftw Compliance system

    Once you press the “Compliance” button for a plan, you will be taken to the Compliance page where the system will have the “Add Year End” box ready for you to enter the first plan year end you want to work on. After entering the plan year end into...
  4. Batch Upload Distribution Specifications

    As an alternative to the default specifications, users may also upload specs. This is especially helpful if many of your plans will vary. For example, provider name, portal access and rollover provider may vary by plan. Step 1 : Locate the “Module...
  5. Consulting Official DOL Instructions

    There are two methods of consulting the official DOL instructions. On the main "Form 5500 - Year" screen, you may click on the "I" link next to the appropriate schedule under the "DRAFT - EDIT" heading in the "5500 - Year" box. This will display...
  6. Part 1: Getting Started

  7. QS Part 1: Log-in and Access Compliance Module

    Like all the ftwilliam.com software modules, you will access the Compliance Module by selecting a plan. Or add a new company and plan. Once you have selected the plan you will be on the Edit Plan screen; click the “Compliance” button in the Plan M...
  8. Portal E-File

    If you chose to have a portal user E-File via the portal and later discover an error, then you will have to go back to the plan to click on the draft Form 8955-SSA to click on "Amend 8955". By clicking on the button, the form will become editable, a...
  9. How To...

    This section presents the condensed general process, scenarios for various situations, and helpful hints. A. General Process This is a summary of the general process for every proposal. The additional scenarios below use this general process, al...
  10. Work with Signers/Portal Users

    This function will set up who will be signing the Form 5500 and/or making changes to the Form 5500 filing via the portal (editing the form via the portal and/or uploading files via the portal). You will assign each user a username, password and email...