What's New: Move Money

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What's New

Overview

Moving money is one of the most important things you do for your clients, and the Schwab Advisor Center move money tool enables you to complete this critical task in the most secure and efficient way possible.

Use these resources to get an overview of the tool; continue scrolling to see the latest enhancements.

July 2021 (0621-1XF4)

Overview: Move money

Transfer positions and cash to multiple accounts via a single workflow

Using the redesigned move money tool, you can now transfer positions or positions and cash to multiple accounts in a single workflow, making it easier than ever to transact for your clients.

Benefits of this new functionality

  • View and select individual positions/lots for internal transfers to up to 10 Schwab accounts
  • Select lots manually or use your preferred cost basis method 
  • Clients can approve these transfers using fast, secure eAuthorization, or you can use the move money workflow to generate a prefilled standing authorization (note that some account registrations are not compatible with the lot selection tool)1  

To get started, select Position or Positions and cash as the transfer type, then click the Add another account option.

1. Conservatorship, estate, guardianship, testamentary trust, transfer into i401(k), transfer into Roth i401(k), and custodial account registrations are not supported by the lot selection tool.

July 2025 (0725-FFA6)

Important changes coming to move money: Less risk and more efficiency

To ensure faster processing and more robust fraud protection, Schwab is streamlining our support of move money transactions. In Q3 we will require that digitally eligible move money transactions be submitted through the digital workflows available on Schwab Advisor Center. Docusign requests will also be accepted.

Key dates and what you need to know

Move money transactions that have a digital option available will no longer be accepted via email, phone, or service request after the following time frames.

  • Mid-August: Submit move money transactions where your firm has authority through Schwab Advisor Center's digital workflows.
  • Mid-October: Submit move money transactions requiring client approval through Schwab Advisor Center's digital workflows.

Schwab's move money digital workflows are the fastest, most secure way to process internal transfers, ACH transactions, wires, checks, and other key tasks:

Completing the new move money experience

We're also excited to share that we'll be completing our redesign of the move money experience this year, including adding the final key features such as Master Account View and initiate and release capabilities. Once the new move money design is complete, you'll have a single, modern move money experience to fulfill your clients' money movement requests.

We'll continue to provide more guidance and education, but you can start now with resources such as our interactive guide and weekly expert-led webcasts.

June 2025 (0625-1BPA)

Create and save wire templates without sending a wire

Now you can use the digital move money workflow to create and save a wire template for future use—even if you're not currently sending a wire. This makes it easy to send future wires that use the same details without the need to fill out all the required information each time.

Previously, the system would offer users the opportunity to save a wire as a template after the user had finished sending a wire. This new enhancement makes it easy for one person at your firm to create a template, which other users can then use as needed. Some firms may wish to use this feature for review and approval of all details by a senior staff member before a wire is sent out.

February 2025 (0225-NFPV)

New charitable distribution and transaction activity enhancements to move money

The latest enhancements to the move money tool on Schwab Advisor Center make it easier to make charitable distributions on your clients' behalf—and to see all of an account's transaction activity in a single view.

Qualified charitable distribution enhancement

You can now edit an existing check standing authorization from the Normal-7 distribution code to the QCD-7 charitable code without obtaining your client's authorization so long as the client is over 70½ years old. The QCD-7 code sets the tax withholding for that transaction to zero with no impact on the account-level settings and future-dated or recurring transactions. This enhancement facilitates making distributions to a charity without the need to keep updating the tax withholding election at the account level—all without the need for additional client approval.

New "All" activity view

Based on advisor feedback, we have added the new All tab in the Account Transactions section; it provides at-a-glance information about a wide variety of transactions in a client's account, regardless of a transaction's status. You can still access the dedicated tabs for upcoming, recent, and recurring transactions, but the information on those tabs is now available on the All tab, as well.

December (1224-8FVL)

The waiting period for new ACH profiles has been removed

Based on your feedback, we have removed the waiting period when you set up a new ACH profile on Schwab Advisor Center. This means you can now request an ACH transfer the same day the profile is approved. 

  • To get started, initiate a new ACH profile from the move money tool on Schwab Advisor Center.
  • You can also use the Update or fund an account digital workflow on the Account Management page to establish a new ACH profile. 
  • Your client can now initiate an ACH transfer through Schwab Alliance on the same day the ACH profile is approved.  
  • You can track the progress of the ACH profile setup using the Schwab Advisor Center Status tab or the move money tool. 

As with all transfer requests you create for your clients, we recommend using our quick, intuitive, error-reducing digital workflows for the fastest, most secure processing.

We continue to improve the move money experience. For example, now you can use your standing authorizations to set up recurring internal transfers through Schwab Advisor Center. We will keep you informed as other new features are added to the tool.

November (1124-16WF)

Initiate internal transfers for aggregate margin accounts using move money

You can now initiate internal transfers using the move money tool for aggregate margin accounts without contacting your service team—even if the requested amount is greater than the balance in the account. If the aggregate margin balance exceeds the transfer amount, the transfer will be executed. If the aggregate margin balance is sufficient to cover the request, the system will proceed as normal. Margin rates apply.

This new feature executes seamlessly for relevant transfers on compatible accounts, as there are no changes to the user experience or the interface. And just like any other internal cash or position transfer, your clients can digitally approve these internal transfers via fast, secure eAuthorization.

Remember that you must future-date any ACH transfers or check requests that will use the account’s aggregate margin balance.

October (1024-TDCX)

New tax withholding edit capability and calculator for move money tool 

Users with WPFA authority and access to the Update move money security group can now edit a client's tax withholding election (TWE) from the move money account header without creating a new transaction. Advisors can also take advantage of a new calculator in the transaction workflow to enter a dollar amount and automatically calculate the relevant percentage.

Editing TWE*

This new feature lets you set withholding levels below federal or state minimums, opt out of federal or state withholding, or establish first-time tax withholding TWEs for the account—all without the need for additional client approval and without ever leaving the move money tool. Users with the proper permissions will see a new Edit button next to the TWE setting in the Move Money account header.

TWE dollar-to-percentage calculator

The new calculator icon is next to the Federal and State tax input fields in the transaction workflow. Click the icon and enter an amount, and the calculator will automatically translate your dollar figure into a percentage. Your selection will automatically apply to all future transactions and standing authorizations for that account.

*Note that you can still update a TWE if your firm has only LPFA/NDFA authority for an account, using one of the following methods:

  • Submit a transaction using the updated TWE.
  • Contact your service team and request the update.
  • Have your client update the TWE through Schwab Alliance.

Please note that any special withholding requirements for specific states still apply. For more information, consult the Service Guide.

July (0724-CCZA)

Don't miss out on the latest enhancements to the move money experience

We have been working to refine and expand our capabilities, ensuring that every move money interaction is both intuitive and secure. We have recently rolled out several key features—all designed to make the process of managing and transferring funds as seamless and efficient as possible.

To get the most out of these updates, please join an upcoming move money webcast to learn how you can use move money to initiate the vast majority of your clients' money movements on Schwab Advisor Center.

May 2024 (0524-ZKVS)

Process qualified charitable distributions with the 7-QCD code for tax elections

You can now choose the 7-QCD distribution reason when initiating checks or standing authorizations for checks. This option sets the tax withholding for that transaction to zero with no impact on the account-level settings and future-dated or recurring transactions.

If any of your standing authorizations with the Normal (7) distribution reason are currently being used for charitable distributions, you can create a new standing authorization using the 7-QCD reason without additional client approval by following these steps:

  1. Create the new standing authorization with the 7-QCD distribution reason and all other details the same as the existing standing authorization with the Normal (7) reason.
  2. Opt out of eAuthorization on the Review step and discard the downloadable prefilled PDF.
  3. Schwab will manually compare your submission with your firm's existing standing authorizations. If the new standing authorization matches an existing one with the Normal (7) reason, Schwab activates the new 7-QCD standing authorization without additional client approval.

May 2024 (0524-ZKVS)

Designate lots when transferring positions between Schwab accounts

Now when transferring positions from one Schwab account to another using the move money tool, you can view and designate specific lots or apply an alternate cost basis method when requesting an internal position transfer.

With this new enhancement, when choosing lots to transfer you can more easily see specific lot information, including:

  • Cost basis
  • Holding period
  • Acquired date
  • Cost per lot

There is no change to the client experience. And just like any other internal position transfer, your client can digitally approve those that designate specific lots via fast, secure eAuthorization.

April 2024 (0424-UY7P)

Create trust standing authorizations with only one trustee's approval; easily edit the names of payees for first-party wires or checks

Two new enhancements to the redesigned move money workflow make it even easier to transact on behalf of your clients. 

Establish trust standing authorizations with the approval of a single trustee

The move money workflow now lets you establish standing authorizations for living trust and testamentary trust accounts with the approval of a single trustee. 

When using this enhancement, your client can digitally approve living trust accounts using eAuthorization, whereas testamentary trust accounts require a signed prefilled one-time authorization PDF form. Please also note that once the standing authorization is established, you cannot generate testamentary trust transactions through the move money tool; as before, these requests should be submitted to your service team.

Easily edit the names of payees when initiating first-party wires or checks

A new field in the move money workflow lets you modify the payee name field when creating a first-party wire or check. This enhancement applies to recurring and one-time transactions, as well as standing authorization setups.

April 2024 (0424-UY7P)

Upload multiple wire transactions at once and save templates for future wires

Two new updates make initiating wires for your clients through the Schwab Advisor Center move money tool even easier.

Import wire transactions

In addition to one-time cash internal transfers, checks, and ACH transactions, you can now upload multiple wire transactions using the move money tool. The feature lets you submit multiple transactions for different master accounts quickly and securely by uploading a single comma-separated values (CSV) spreadsheet file. The tool automatically applies details such as payee and address to each transaction based on data Schwab has on file. Next it validates the transaction data and alerts you to any issues. You can view and export this data via the History page.

For detailed instructions on how to use the import transactions feature and format a CSV file, explore our updated step-by-step move money guide or visit the Service Guide.

Save wire templates

You can now save the details of a wire transaction to reuse as a template for future transactions, as well. These saved templates are not preauthorized by clients and save you the trouble of reentering information each time, avoiding errors and improving efficiency. You can find and manage templates from the account’s Transaction table.

March 2024 (0324-4DNK)

Use a one-time ACH (Schwab MoneyLink) profile to schedule recurring transactions

Now when establishing ACH transactions for accounts where your firm has distribution authority, you can use a one-time profile to schedule recurring transactions with no need to ask clients to reauthorize for subsequent requests. In addition, you can now edit the tax withholding amounts when setting up ACH transactions. 

Next year another enhancement will enable you to schedule one-time ACH transactions using a recurring profile. 

December 2023 (1223-305S)

Put funds to work faster and schedule future wires with the move money tool

Put funds to work faster
The move money tool on Schwab Advisor Center has incorporated a new date on inbound ACH flows that shows the "available to trade" date as the same day as the withdrawal date (also known as transaction initiation date). While funds have been available immediately to trade (also known as instant ACH), we hope this update will make it clearer that the funds can be used for trading right away.

Please note that these transactions will show up immediately in "Approved" status on the Move Money tab but will not show as "Complete" until settlement. Also note that the Transactions tab shows only fully settled transactions, so the "Approved" ACH transactions won't appear there until they are fully settled.

Create future-dated wires
In addition, a new enhancement lets you create and get client approval for wires up to 90 days in advance. Your clients can eAuthorize or approve the transaction as soon as you request it so long as the funds required to settle the wire are present in the account as of the end of the previous business day. The wire will then process on the day you selected. If the funds are not available on that day, the wire will cancel automatically, and you will receive a notification.

For step-by-step instructions for using the move money tool, review the move money guide.

September 2023 (0-3FWM)

Try out the redesigned move money tool

Moving money just got easier. We've redesigned the Schwab Advisor Center move money tool to make it simpler to navigate. Now all the information you need to complete a transaction is at your fingertips. Use the updated workflows to initiate cash internal transfers, ACH transactions, wires, checks, and standing letters of authorization.

Click the blue Try Me banner at the top of the Move Money tab to get:

  • Easy access to the Schwab Advisor Center account selector and main navigation so that you can seamlessly transition between tasks and accounts
  • A fixed header bar that scrolls with you so that you can always see important info like available cash or required  minimum distributions remaining
  • Customizable tables that allow you to see previous transactions and available standing authorizations so that you have the information you need without leaving the workflow
  • A new eAuthorization tab to help you and your clients use our fastest tool for secure approvals

More information and resources

Reminder: Don't miss the chance to learn more about moving money and other digital tools at the virtual SOLUTIONS event August 15-16.

Schwab registration >    TD Ameritrade registration >

 August 2023 (0823-3897)

Upload multiple ACH transactions at once with the move money workflow

We have expanded the import transactions feature of our move money tool. In addition to one-time cash internal transfer and check transactions, you can now upload ACH (Schwab MoneyLink) transactions as well. This enhancement can be very useful during capital calls and distributions, during tax season, and when handling disbursements from pooled investment accounts.

The import transactions feature enables you to submit multiple transactions quickly and securely by uploading a comma-separated values (CSV) spreadsheet file. The tool also supports transactions across multiple master accounts in a single upload and automatically applies such details as payee and address to each transaction based on data Schwab has on file.

After you upload your CSV file, the system validates all the transaction data, alerting you to any issues. You can view and export submitted and failed transactions on the Import Transactions history page.

For detailed instructions on how to use the import transactions feature and format a CSV file, explore our updated step-by-step move money guide or visit the Service Guide.

Reminder: Don't miss the chance to learn more about our move money workflow and other digital tools at the virtual SOLUTIONS event August 15-16.

Schwab registration >    TD Ameritrade registration >

August 2023 (0823-3897)

Now upload multiple checks at once with move money

We have expanded the import transactions feature of our move money tool. In addition to onetime cash journals, you can now upload onetime check transactions that do not require further client authorization.

The import transaction feature enables you to submit multiple onetime journal or check transactions quickly and securely by uploading a comma-separated values (CSV) spreadsheet file. The tool also supports transactions across multiple master accounts in a single upload and will automatically apply such details as payee and address to each transaction based on data Schwab has on file.

After you upload your CSV file, the system validates all the transaction data, alerting you to any issues. You can view and export submitted and failed transactions on the Import Transactions history page.

For detailed instructions on how to use the import transactions feature and format your CSV file, explore our updated step-by-step move money guide or visit the Service Guide.

This feature can be very useful during capital calls and distributions, during tax season, and when handling disbursements from pooled investment accounts.

April 2023 (0423-3V78)

$0 fee now applies to all wires submitted through the move money tool

As part of our ongoing effort to provide you and your clients with the best, fastest, and safest possible experience, we are now waiving all fees for wires submitted via the move money tool on Schwab Advisor Center.

We firmly believe that our digital tools are vital not only to providing great client service but also to protecting your firm and clients from the danger of unauthorized transactions. When combined with our convenient eAuthorization tool, this workflow provides strong protection against the threat of fraud.

To learn more about the move money tool, as well as the eAuthorization process for your clients, consult our comprehensive guide.

January 2023 (0123-2523)

Convert IRA contributions to Roth IRAs with a move money journal request

As part of our ongoing effort to make it easier to use our digital tools, we've made it possible to convert IRA contributions to Roth IRAs using the move money workflow on Schwab Advisor Center. This new option reduces errors, makes the process more efficient, and lets your client eAuthorize the request with a few taps on their mobile device or computer.

To use this new functionality, navigate to the Move Money tab and follow these steps:

  1. Choose an eligible From Account type (Traditional IRA, SEP‑IRA, or Simple IRA).
  2. Start a onetime journal request.
  3. Choose an eligible To Account type (Roth Conversion IRA or Roth Contributory IRA).
  4. Select the distribution reason (2-CONV if the account holder is under 59½ years old or 7-CONV if older) from the drop‑down menu.
  5. Complete the remaining fields for the journal request as usual and submit it to your client for eAuthorization or print it for your client's wet signature.

October 2021 (1021-1K1T)

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