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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 4.4. ADP/ACP Tests

    Expand the ADP/ACP Test section; first you can set testing parameters, such as methods to avoid failure and corrections, as well as whether the current or prior year NHCE data will be used. Note that any parameters specified in the plan document, su...
  6. 4.3. Combined Test - 415/410(b)/404/414(s)

    The software runs the above tests under the label of the “Combined Test”; expand the “Combined Test” section to access parameters. First you will s et parameters for the different tests.  Also, options for aggregation, and disaggregation of otherwis...
  7. 4.2. Allocation

    Once you have run the data scrub and verified the results you are ready to calculate contributions. Click the “ Allocation” section of the Compliance Tasks block to expand it. Allocation Overrides – here you can set any overrides required. If you...
  8. 4.1. Scrub/Eligibility

    Q.S. Tip: If you are uploading employer contributions on the census you do need to set the appropriate override(s) on the Allocation Task screen BEFORE running the data scrub; otherwise the scrub will wipe out the contributions – see 4.2 below. ...
  9. QS Part 4: Compliance Menu – Tasks

    Q.S. Tip: The Tasks screen lists the tasks in the order they should be done. Expand a section to set parameters for that task; you can “run” a task by clicking the icon next to “Run:”. The icon reflects the status of the task – the yellow triang...
  10. 3.3. Add Historical Data – Other Imports/Exports/Reports

    For the first year that the plan is using the ftwilliam.com Compliance Module, the system assumes that prior year data, such as ownership, family attribution, hours and compensation, were the same as the current year. You may need to add additional ...