Switching
Move your Cash Balance work without a lost season.
Most firms start with new plans and the coming valuation year, then bring existing clients across as their valuations come due.
The move
How firms make the move
1
Walkthrough
We run a valuation together on a plan like yours.
2
Set up the firm
Firm settings, report wording, plan templates, and invite the team.
3
Bring in clients
Create clients and plans. Paste census data from a spreadsheet with a header row and it is validated row by row.
4
Run in parallel
Run your first valuations alongside your current tool and compare results before you rely on them.
Your data
What carries over and what does not
Carries over
- Census data pasted from spreadsheets
- Your plan designs, as templates
- Your firm's certification and disclosure wording
Does not carry over
- Proprietary files from desktop tools are not imported directly
- Prior-year valuations stay in the system that produced them
Why switch
What changes day to day
| Equaplan | Legacy desktop tools | Spreadsheets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs and licenses | None. Sign in from any desktop browser. | Local installs, license files, manual renewals | None, but nothing is shared |
| IRS limits and tables | Maintained centrally in the platform | Updated by hand or by patch | Copied in by hand |
| Calculation logic | Same logic for every plan | Consistent, tied to one machine | Formulas drift between copies |
| History | Every valuation keeps its inputs and plan rules | Separate files per plan or year | Depends on file naming and discipline |
| Team access | One firm workspace with admin and user roles | Shared drive or a single machine | Whoever has the latest copy |
| Output | Proposal PDFs, reports, and Schedule SB from the same data | Often assembled across several tools | Manual formatting |
Installs and licenses
- Equaplan
- None. Sign in from any desktop browser.
- Legacy desktop tools
- Local installs, license files, manual renewals
- Spreadsheets
- None, but nothing is shared
IRS limits and tables
- Equaplan
- Maintained centrally in the platform
- Legacy desktop tools
- Updated by hand or by patch
- Spreadsheets
- Copied in by hand
Calculation logic
- Equaplan
- Same logic for every plan
- Legacy desktop tools
- Consistent, tied to one machine
- Spreadsheets
- Formulas drift between copies
History
- Equaplan
- Every valuation keeps its inputs and plan rules
- Legacy desktop tools
- Separate files per plan or year
- Spreadsheets
- Depends on file naming and discipline
Team access
- Equaplan
- One firm workspace with admin and user roles
- Legacy desktop tools
- Shared drive or a single machine
- Spreadsheets
- Whoever has the latest copy
Output
- Equaplan
- Proposal PDFs, reports, and Schedule SB from the same data
- Legacy desktop tools
- Often assembled across several tools
- Spreadsheets
- Manual formatting
See it with your own plans
Book a walkthrough of Equaplan
We'll walk through a valuation from census to Schedule SB, and talk about how your firm works today.
What the demo covers
- 1A live walkthrough from census to Schedule SB
- 2A look at templates, calculators, and team roles
- 3Time for your questions about setup
