I have an inheritance coming in the future that will not be taxed. How do I enter a 0% tax rate for this in the Additional Cash Inflows section?
You can change the tax rate for an Additional Cash Inflow to any tax rate you want. See the screenshot below. You can edit the value in the dropdown box by directly typing into it. src="https://cdn.livehelpnow.net/clients/21145/kb/ctax1_b2fbc9f6-413f-46e9-ae6c-feacc6d1a3c9.png" id="f1ed153a-ad75-4f82-b86c-9b9a7ccf368e" alt="ctax1" width="90%" height="auto" [...]
My linked accounts are not updating and there is a red exclamation point next to them. What do I do?
Click on the warning symbol you see below. src="https://cdn.livehelpnow.net/clients/21145/kb/warning1_15ddd8d6-fd7d-42dc-aab2-1a38839ac2c4.png" id="7f022f2d-2b63-4524-8ec4-6dffac37f48f" alt="warning1" width="90%" height="auto" data-image="7f022f2d-2b63-4524-8ec4-6dffac37f48f Usually you will just be asked to re-enter your login credentials and the accounts will synch again. If you encounter an [...]
How are capital gains calculated? Where do I change capital gains assumptions such as cost basis and the percent of the return due to capital gains?
WealthTrace uses the First In First Out (FIFO) method along with the cost basis of an investment account. to determine if capital gains taxes are owed. FIFO means the program assumes the first shares bought are the first shares sold. This means all of the withdrawal in excess of the basis is considered taxable when it is sold. The cost basis declines by the amount of the withdrawal and then once [...]
Can I view investment projections, such as projected balances, by each investment account?
Yes, you can view several projections broken out by each investment as you can see in the screenshot below: src="https://cdn.livehelpnow.net/clients/21145/kb/eachinv1_a2ccf906-2d54-4d9d-976e-b31b73089063.png" id="c643757b-8066-497c-bb26-a2f6158dcd4c" alt="eachinv1" width="90%" height="auto" data-image="c643757b-8066-497c-bb26-a2f6158dcd4c [...]
I have the Individual version of WealthTrace and I own an annuity that will later convert to income payments. How do I model this?
The best way to model this type of annuity is to enter an investment in the Non-Qualified Tax-Deferred section where the principal and interest cannot be used. src="https://cdn.livehelpnow.net/clients/21145/kb/annuity1_825748e8-7eae-4294-a4a4-304c104cd4d4.png" id="753b4a7f-3115-4a61-bfee-e3585786f892" alt="annuity1" width="90%" height="auto" data-image="753b4a7f-3115-4a61-bfee-e3585786f892 [...]