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ftwilliam.com Software User Guide
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  • User Interface and Navigation
    • General Navigation and Company / Plan Creation
      • Logging In
      • Edit Users: Roles & Permissons
      • Home
      • Plan Search / Filter
      • Edit Company
      • Edit Plan
      • Show History
      • Setting Up and Managing Divisions
      • How to Reset Your FTW Password
      • FTW Password Reset 2FA Troubleshooting Guide
      • Account Profile- Two Factor Authentication FAQs
    • Instructions for Data Transfer by Module
      • Steps for Transfering Data from One Company Code to Another
        • Steps for 5500 Data Import- 55Autofill
        • Steps for Compliance Data Transfer
        • Steps for Documents Data Transfer
      • Steps for Transfering Data from an Outside Vendor to FTW
    • 1099 User Guide
      • Working with Form 1099
        • How to Manually Enter Payer Data
        • How to Batch Import Payer Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs)
        • How to manually enter payee/participant data
        • How to batch import payee/participant data
        • Edit Checking
        • Copying Data From a Prior Year
        • Rolling over data from a prior year
      • 1099 Batch E-filing and Fulfilment Services
        • Preparing a batch - ftwPro 1099Wiz
        • ftwilliam.com's state fulfillment service
        • 1099 Fulfillment Service Options
        • Checking on your fulfillment - Completion Dates
        • Preparing a .txt file for the FIRE website
      • 1099 Corrections
        • Corrections for batch submitted forms
        • Correction for Payer TIN
      • Printing 1099 Data
        • Accessing and Preparing 1099 Module Forms for Printing
        • Forms/Paper for printing
        • Printing Form 1096
        • Printing Copies of Form 1099
      • 945 Forms
        • Form 945
        • Preparing a 945 batch - ftwPro 945Wiz
      • 1099 Module FAQs and Supplementals
        • 1099/5498 Deadlines to IRS and Recipient
        • 1099 State Help: SmartCharts and technical documents
        • A list of Foreign County Codes
      • Annual 1099 Module Form Instructions
        • 2025 1099 and 5498 Form Instructions
          • 2025 Instructions for Form 1099-R Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
          • Instructions for Form 1099-MISC Miscellaneous Information (Rev. April 2025)
          • Instructions for Form 1099-NEC Nonemployee Compensation (Rev. April 2025)
          • Instructions for Form 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions (Rev 01/2024)
          • 2025 Instructions for Form 5498 Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
          • Instructions for Form 1099-INT Interest Income and Original Issue Discount (Rev. January 2024)
          • 2025 Instructions for Form 1099-SA Distributions From an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA
          • 2025 Instructions for Form 5498-SA HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA Information
          • 2025 Instructions for Form 945 Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax
          • Instructions for Form 945-A (Rev. December 2025)
          • Instructions for Form 945-X Adjusted Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax or Claim for Refund (Rev. February 2025)
          • 2025 Instructions for Form 945-V Payment Voucher
          • Payer Data Instructions
          • 2025 Form 1096 Instructions
          • 2025 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (Forms 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G)
    • 5500 User Guide
      • Completing 5500 Forms and Schedules
        • Add Forms and Schedules
        • Adding Summary Annual Report or Annual Funding Notice
        • Enter Information on a Form 5500 schedule
        • Consulting Official DOL Instructions
        • Edit Checks
        • Print All FINAL Schedules (Print Options)
        • Upload and Download Center
        • Deleting a Form 5500 Schedule
        • Deleting an Attachment
        • Inviting Portal Users to the Portal to Edit, Review and/or Upload Attachments
        • Work with Signers/Portal Users
      • Completing Form 5558, Uploads, Batch Features
        • Form 5558 Edit Status and Filing Status
        • Uploading Form 5558
        • E-filing Form 5558
        • Accessing the Form 5558 Filing Status Report
        • Accessing Batch 5558
        • Batch 5558 Dashboard and Navigation
        • Creating and E-filing a 5558 Batch
      • Signing a 5500 Filing
        • Edit Status, Signed Status and Acceptance Status
        • Signing Via the Portal
        • The Portal Signing Experience
        • Populating Signing Page with Prior Year Accepted Filing UserID and PIN
        • Amending a Filing
      • 5500 Forms Settings, Batch Features
        • Global Email Settings
        • Email/Server Settings
        • Portal Email Default Templates
        • Portal Branding
        • Portal Correspondence
        • Go to 5500 Forms.
        • Work with Signers/Portal Users
        • 5500 > [Year] Screen
        • Batch/Workflow
        • Bring forward (prior year) data to (current year) for all plans
        • Bring forward (prior year) signers to (current year) for all plans
        • 5500 Workflow Grid; Batch Invite 5500/SF; Admin Summary Status
        • Batch SAR and Batch Annual Funding Notice
        • How To Complete Batch Local Sign
        • Batch Lock 5500
      • Completing Form 8955-SSA, Uploads, Batch Features
        • Completing an 8955-SSA
        • How to Create and Submit an 8955-SSA Batch
        • Uploading Data to 8955 - SSA - Single Plan
        • Uploading Data to 8955-SSA - Batch (for multiple plans)
        • 8955-SSA Batch Features
        • How to Set Up and Allow for E-Filing of Form 8955-SSA by a Portal User
        • Printing
        • Fulfillment
        • Portal E-File
        • Download FIRE Files
        • How to Set Up the Client Letter for Form 8955-SSA
        • How to Use the Most Current Form 8955-SSA for Prior Years
        • How to Mask SSNs on the Form 8955-SSA and Participant Statements
        • Participant Statements
      • How to Amend the Form 8955-SSA
        • Amending a Plan After Printing and Mailing Form 8955-SSA
        • Amending a Plan After Using the Fulfillment Service
        • Amending a Plan After E-Filing via the Portal
        • Correcting an Error After Downloading a ZIP File
      • Completing Other Forms, Attachments, and PBGC Forms
        • Other Forms - 5330, 2848, 8821, 8822-B, 56, 8868
        • Adding Default Paid Preparers
        • Uploading/Downloading PBGC Comprehensive Data (.csv format)
        • Error Checking (PBGC Forms)
        • Printing (PBGC Forms)
        • My PAA (PBGC Forms)
      • Annual DOL Form and Schedule Instructions
        • 2024 5500 Module Form Instructions
          • 2024 5500 Forms and Schedules
            • 2024 Instructions for Form 5500
            • 2024 Instructions for Form 5500-SF
            • 2024 Instructions for Form 5500-EZ
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule A
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule C
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule D
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule DCG
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule G
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule H
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule I
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule MB
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule MEP
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule R
            • 2024 Instructions for Schedule SB
            • 2024 Summary Annual Report (SAR) Instructions
            • 2024 Annual Funding Notice (AFN) Instructions
            • AFN 2/2/2015 Final Rule Sec. 2520.101-5
          • Other Forms
            • Form 720 (Rev. June 2025)
            • 2025 Premium Payment Instructions
        • 2025 5500 Module Form Instructions
          • 2025 5500 Forms and Schedules
            • 2025 Instructions for Form 5500
            • 2025 Instructions for Form 5500-SF
            • 2025 Instructions for Form 5500-EZ
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule A
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule C
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule D
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule DCG
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule G
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule H
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule I
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule MB
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule MEP
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule R
            • 2025 Instructions for Schedule SB
            • Form 5558 Instructions
            • 2025 Annual Funding Notice (AFN) Instructions
            • 2025 Summary Annual Report (SAR) Instructions
          • Other Forms
      • 5330 User Guide
        • Completing Form 5330 and Schedules
          • Adding Multiple 5330 Forms
          • Adding Additional Schedule C P4/5
          • Upload and Download Features
          • Adding Default Paid Preparers
          • Adding Attachments to the Form 5330
          • Form 8453-TE
        • Preparing for E-file
          • Running Edit Checks for Form 5330
          • Locking Form 5330 for E-filing
          • Adding Portal Users / Signers to Form 5330
          • Inviting a Portal User to View or Sign the 5330
          • E-file Status Dashboard Features and Functionality
          • Amending a Form 5330 Filing
        • Portal Users Experience
          • Form 5330 Portal E-filing Experience
          • Sponsor Portal- Checking E-File Status
        • 5330 Module FAQ and Supplementals
          • 5330 FAQs
          • Completing Form 5330 Attachments
        • Form 5330 IRS instructions
          • 2024 Form 5330 Instructions
            • 2024 Form 5330 Instructions
      • ACA User Guide
        • ACA Module FAQ and Supplementals
          • ACA Batch Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
          • Simplified Guidance from IRS Notice 2025-15
        • ACA- Annual Form Instructions
          • 2024 1094/1095 Instructions
            • 2024 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
            • 2024 Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B
          • 2025 1094/1095 Instructions
            • 2025 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
            • 2025 Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B
      • DB/Combo Proposal User Guide
        • DB Proposal Module Quick Start Guide
          • Quick Start Guide
        • DB Proposal - How To...
          • How To...
      • DB Compliance User Guide
        • Summary Process
          • Detailed Step-by-Step Process
            • PLAN DOCUMENT INTEGRATION (Step 1)
              • FTW Step 1: ftw Plan Document
            • CONVERSION YEAR (Steps 2 - 7)
              • FTW Step 2: Establish the Conversion Year & Date
              • FTW Step 3: Populate Plan Specifications in the Conversion Year
              • FTW Step 4: Verify the Primary Grid in the Conversion Year
              • FTW Step 5: Conversion Data for the Conversion Year
              • FTW Step 6: Additional Conversion Data & Compensation History
              • FTW Step 7: Run Scrub for Conversion Year
            • REPLICATION YEAR & ONGOING YEARS (Steps 8 - 12)
              • FTW Step 8: Add next Plan Year
              • FTW Step 9: Set Actuarial Assumptions
              • FTW Step 10: Census Data for Replication Year & ongoing years
              • FTW Step 11: Valuation Liabilities for Replication / First Year Valuation
              • FTW Step 12: Year-End Processing & Compliance Testing
        • DC Compliance
          • Help Center
            • ftwLink/API
              • What is ftwLink/API?
              • Run All Tests Example
              • Print Client Package Example
            • General Training Videos
              • General Training 1
              • General Training 2
            • Run All Tests
              • Run All Tests
              • Run All Report
          • Quick Start Guide
            • Introduction
              • Compliance Quick Start Guide
            • QS Part 1: Log-in and Access Compliance Module
              • QS Part 1: Log-in and Access Compliance Module
            • QS Part 2: Compliance Menu - Plan Specifications
              • QS Part 2: Compliance Menu - Plan Specifications
              • 2.1. Sources & Investment Accounts
              • 2.2. General Plan Features
              • 2.3. Eligibility, Contribution, Vesting and Distribution
            • QS Part 3: Compliance Menu - Census
              • QS Part 3: Compliance Menu - Census
              • 3.1. Select a Primary Census Grid
              • 3.2. Upload Census Data
              • 3.3. Add Historical Data – Other Imports/Exports/Reports
            • QS Part 4: Compliance Menu – Tasks
              • QS Part 4: Compliance Menu – Tasks
              • 4.1. Scrub/Eligibility
              • 4.2. Allocation
              • 4.3. Combined Test - 415/410(b)/404/414(s)
              • 4.4. ADP/ACP Tests
              • 4.5. General Test
              • 4.6. Top Heavy Test
              • 4.7. Client Package
            • QS Part 5: Compliance Menu - Transactions
              • QS Part 5: Compliance Menu - Transactions
              • 5.1. Transactions/Statements
              • 5.2. Vendor Uploads
              • 5.3. Loans
              • 5.4. Participant Transactions
              • 5.5. Reports
            • QS Part 6: Compliance Menu - Miscellaneous
              • QS Part 6: Compliance Menu - Miscellaneous
            • QS Part 7: Compliance Menu – Tools/Settings
              • QS Part 7: Compliance Menu – Tools/Settings
            • QS Part 8: Census Grids
              • QS Part 8: Census Grids
          • Loan User Guide
            • Part 1: Loan Module Set-up
              • Part 1: Loan Module Set-up
              • 1.1. Loan Module Setup - Sources
              • 1.2. Loan Module Setup - Investment Accounts.
            • Part 2: Create a New Loan in the Loan Module.
              • Part 2: Create a New Loan in the Loan Module.
              • 2.1. Create a new participant loan
              • 2.2. Print Paperwork and Post Transactions
            • Part 3: Servicing Loans and Loan Reports
              • Part 3: Servicing Loans and Loan Reports
              • 3.1. Posting Loan Repayments.
              • 3.2. Defaulting a Loan (Deemed Distribution).
              • 3.3. Offsetting a Defaulted Loan
              • 3.4. Deleting a Loan
              • 3.5. Loan Reports
            • Part 4: Conversion Loans
              • Part 4: Conversion Loans
              • 4.1. Creating a Conversion Loan
              • 4.2. Adding Loan Balances
              • 4.3. Loan Repayments
          • User Guide
            • Part 1: Getting Started
              • 1.1. Logging In
              • 1.2. Select/Add New Company and/or Plan
              • 1.3. Select Plan and Navigate to the Compliance Module
            • Part 2: Add New Plan Year End
              • 2.1. First Plan Year on the ftw Compliance system
              • 2.2. Subsequent Plan Year on the ftw Compliance system
              • 2.3 Batch Add Plan Year End
            • Part 3: Navigation
              • 3.1. Compliance Menu
              • 3.2. Breadcrumbs
              • 3.3. Tabs
            • Part 4: Plan Specifications
              • 4.1. Sources & Investment Accounts
              • 4.2. General Features
              • 4.3. Eligibility
              • 4.4. Contribution
              • 4.5. Vesting
              • 4.6. Distribution
            • Part 5: Census
              • 5.1. Select Census Grid
              • 5.2. Edit Data Entry Grids
              • 5.3. Mapping of Data Entry Grid
              • 5.4. Edit, Download, Upload Census
              • 5.5. Other Import/Export/Reports
              • 5.6. Portal Files
              • 5.7 Participant Menu
            • Part 6: Tasks
              • 6.1. Scrub/Eligibility
              • 6.2. Allocations
              • 6.3. Combined Test
              • 6.4. ADP/ACP Test
              • 6.5. General Test
              • 6.6. Top Heavy Test
              • 6.7. Client Package
            • Part 7: Transactions Menu
              • 7.1. Adding Transaction Batches
              • 7.2. Statements/Reports
              • 7.3. Creating Allocations from Batches
              • 7.4. Loan Module
              • 7.5. Payroll
            • Part 8: Miscellaneous Tasks
              • 8.1. 5500 Data Report
              • 8.2. 1099-R Export Menu
              • 8.3. 8955-SSA Export Menu
              • 8.4. Required Minimum Distributions
              • 8.5. Miscellaneous Reports
            • Part 9: Tools/Settings
              • 9.1. Clone
              • 9.2. Workflow
              • 9.3. Print Settings
              • 9.3.1. Global
              • 9.3.2. Plan Level
              • 9.3.3. Custom Reports
              • 9.4. Global Participant Search
              • 9.5. Conversion Uploads
              • 9.6. History Uploads
            • Part 10: Special Topics
              • 10.1. Use of the system for the first testing year
              • 10.2. Use of ftwilliam.com Compliance system after the first year the plan is on the system
              • 10.3. Eligibility History
              • 10.4. Recalculate Initial Eligibility
              • 10.5. Plan Aggregation
              • 10.6. Aggregation of non-ftw plan with ftw plans
              • 10.7. Disaggregation
              • 10.8. HCE Determinations
              • 10.9. Top Heavy
              • 10.10. Compensation - Including Calculations for Self Employed Individuals
              • 10.11. Overrides
              • 10.12. Excluding a Class of Employees
              • 10.13. Vesting
              • 10.14. Age Weighted Allocations
              • 10.15. JH Rate of Return
              • 10.16. Davis Bacon
            • Appendix I: List of ftwilliam.com Grids
              • Appendix I: List of ftwilliam.com Grids
            • Appendix II: RMD Life Expectancy Tables
              • Appendix II: RMD Life Expectancy Tables
        • DC Proposal
          • Go to Documents/IRS Forms/5500 forms/1099s/Admin/Portal
            • Go to Documents/IRS Forms/5500 forms/1099s/Admin/Portal
          • ftw Proposal Pro Instructions
            • Overview of ftw Proposal Pro
            • Participant Data/Calculate/Reports
            • General Information
            • Proposal Specifications
            • Profit Sharing - New Comparability Groups
        • Distributions
          • Setting Up DTS
            • Default Distribution Specifications
            • Batch Upload Distribution Specifications
          • Notifications and Alerts
            • Automatic Notifications and Alerts
            • Time-Based Notifications
            • Data-Based Notifications
          • Document Template
            • Document Template
          • Status Manager
            • Status Manager
          • How to Use the ftwilliam.com Distribution Module
            • DTS Access Points
            • Creating a Distribution Record
            • Clone and Split Distribution
            • Data Collection
            • Specifications for Data Collection
            • Data Collection
            • Distribution Record Menu
            • Changing Statuses
            • Distribution Summary
            • Do With Selected
              • Attach files to distribution
              • Download Attached Files
              • Send Attached Files
              • Download Audit Package
            • Provider Options
            • Delete Distributions
            • Update Distributions
            • Sorting, Filters and Grid Export
            • Module Options
              • Push to 1099
              • Pull Data from Compliance
          • Module Options
            • Push to 1099
        • Documents User Guide
          • Plan Menu
            • Convert Plan
            • Clone Plan
            • Delete Plan
            • Show History
            • Document History
          • Batch Annual Notice
            • Accessing Batch Annual Notice
            • Creating a Batch
            • Adding Plans to a Batch
            • Working Within Your Batch
            • Printing Annual Notices and Supporting Documents/Forms
            • Publishing Annual Notices to the Portal
          • DocPrint
            • Accessing DocPrint
            • Creating a Batch
            • Adding Plans to a Batch
            • Working Within Your Batch
            • Update Plan Parameters for Multiple Plans
            • 403(b) Batch Restatement
            • Printing Documents
            • Publishing Documents to the Portal
          • MEP/PEP Document Tool
            • Add Master Plan and Adopting Employer Plan(s)
            • Set-Up Master Plan
            • Link Adopting Employer(s)
            • Lock/Unlock Master Plan Parameters
            • Generate Adopting Employer Joinder Agreement, Supporting Forms/Notices and Master Plan Documents
            • Filter Search for MEP/PEPs on Your Account
        • IRS Forms
          • Portal User Guide
            • Add, Edit, or Remove Portal Users
              • How to Alter a Portal User's Username
              • How to Upload Portal Users in Bulk
              • Assigning Portal Users to a Plan
            • Permissions, Contact Types, and Document Classifications
              • How to Add Module Permissions to Portal Users
              • How to Add or Edit Contact Types with ftwPortal Pro
              • How To Edit Document Classifications
            • Global Email Settings
              • Setting up Global Email Settings
              • Setting Up Global Email Settings for Divisions
              • How to Test the Global Email Settings for 'Specify a Server'
              • How to Test the Global Email Settings for 'Preparer's Email Program'
              • What SMTP Server Error Messages Mean
              • How to Edit or Clone Default Email Templates and Reminders
            • Confirmation, Notification, and Reminder Emails
              • Defining Who Will Receive Confirmation Emails
              • Setting Up Notifications in the Global Email Settings
              • How to Set Maximum Reminder Days for Notifications
              • Defining Who Receive Reminder Emails
              • Defining Who Will Receive Follow-Up Emails
              • Assigning Admins to a Plan
            • Portal Branding
              • Portal Branding Video
              • How to Brand the Portal with Our Company's Logo
              • How to Brand Divisions for the Portal Using Different Logos
              • How to Find the Correct URL to Use on Our Company's Website
            • Sending Documents Through the Portal
              • How to Send Documents to the Portal That Were Prepared in ftwilliam.com
              • How to Publish a Document to the Portal for E-Signature That Does Not Originate in the FTW Software
              • Description of the Client's E-signing Experience
              • Sending and Receiving Direct Messages
              • Saving Copies of Sent or Received Messages and Communications
            • Portal Document and DocPrint Batch Options
              • How to Post a Batch Annual Notice to the Portal
              • How to Send Files Via the Portal Document Batch
              • How to Post a Required Amendment via Batch
            • Compliance Portal Files
              • How to Access the Census Batch Dashboard
              • Census Batch Dashboard Navigation
              • How to Roll Forward Compliance Users
              • How to Post a Batch Census Worksheet
              • Enforcing .CSV Format for Census File Uploads
              • Access to Edit the Census Worksheet within the Portal
              • Edit Census Worksheet Grid
              • Census Validation
              • How to Push the Census from Upload to Final
              • How to Upload a Batch Annual Questionnaire to the Portal (Compliance User)
            • Annual Questionnaire Information and Batch Processing
              • How to Set Required Questions on the Annual Questionnaire
              • How to Post a Batch Online Annual Questionnaire
              • How to Add or Edit an Online Annual Questionnaire for Non-Compliance Module Users
            • Portal FAQs and Supplementals
              • Accessing and Reviewing the Download History Report
              • How to Delete Folder Names Associated with Portal Communications
            • Portal User Client View
              • How Do I Access the Portal?
              • How Do I Log into the Portal?
              • How Do I Reset My Password?
              • How Do I Change My Password?
              • How Do I Change My Challenge Questions?
              • How Do I Change My Name, Email or Demographics?
              • How Do I Find Help on the Portal?
              • How Do I View the 5500 / SAR / AFN for My Plan?
              • How Do I Sign the 5500?
              • How Do I Sign the 5500 Using a Prior Year User ID and PIN?
              • How Do I Check the Status of the 5500?
              • How Do I Complete the 5500?
              • How Do I Add Attachments to the 5500?
              • How Do I View a Message I Received?
              • How Do I Send a Message?
              • How Do I View a Document?
              • How Do I Sign a Document?
              • How Do I See Who Signed a Document?
              • How Do I Download the Annual Questionnaire?
              • How Do I Upload the Annual Questionnaire?
              • How Do I Download the Census Worksheet?
              • How Do I Upload the Census Worksheet?
              • How Do I Complete the Online Annual Questionnaire?
              • How Do I Download the Online Annual Questionnaire?
              • How Do I Mark a Task as Complete?
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