Retirement plan

EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION - EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PROFIT SHARING PLAN, EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION

EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATIONEIN 16-0594870Plan #333PY 2020

34 N MAIN STREET - PRATTSBURGH, NY 148739564607-522-4237empiretelephone.comLinkedIn51-200 employeestelecommunications

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1 filing

#004Retirement-$2.3M assets

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participationRecently reached 100 employees

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Total assets (EOY)

$12.7M

+21.3% from 2019

Total participants

145

+3.6% from 2019

Average account balance

$123,434

+15.4% from 2019

Annual return

15.14%

-5.70 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort909 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$14.61M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$74K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

197

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

72.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.65M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+14.12%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$332

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1 year Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH Service code 17 · EIN 13-5674085	Pension Consulting	$26,089
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2 years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$22,363

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3C3D3H

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3C
Plan not intended to be qualified
A plan not intended to be qualified under Code sections 401 403 or 408.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
InformationalRecently reached 100 employees
Sponsor crossed the 100-balance-holder threshold in the most recent filing - large-plan audit requirement now applies.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$48K

$359 / participant

Investment mgmt$10K21.5%
Contract admin$22K46.1%
Other / not subdivided$16K32.3%

% of EOY assets

0.381%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: BUSH & GERMAIN, CPA, PA
Auditor EIN: 161279043
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$123,434

$66,813+84.7%

$100,535+22.8%

$73,497+67.9%

Participation rate

68.9%

77.5%-8.6pp

79.4%-10.5pp

70.7%-1.8pp

Annual return

15.14%

25.70%-10.6pp

30.90%-15.8pp

28.51%-13.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,747

$2,147+28.0%

$3,419-19.6%

$2,270+21.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,592

$5,883-38.9%

$6,271-42.7%

$3,740-4.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$470

$512-8.1%

$8,085-94.2%

$513-8.3%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1 year

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH

Service code 17 · EIN 13-5674085

Pension Consulting

$26,089

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2 years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$22,363

EMPIRE TELEPHONE CORPORATION SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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