Retirement plan

NORTHSTAR EMS, INC.

Name: NORTHSTAR EMS, INC. - NORTHSTAR EMS, INC. (2018) Form 5500
Creator: NORTHSTAR EMS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, NORTHSTAR EMS, INC., NORTHSTAR EMS, INC.

NORTHSTAR EMS, INC.EIN 63-1219758Plan #001PY 2018

2106 17TH AVENUE - TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401205-345-0911northstar-ems.comLinkedIn201-500 employeespublic safety

Prospect flagsLow returnsLow participationFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$3M

-3.9% from 2017

Total participants

286

-2.7% from 2017

Average account balance

$24,105

-9.4% from 2017

Annual return

-6.30%

-21.79 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 3,850 peers

Peer group

Industry62 - Health Care and Social Assistance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort3,850 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$6.70M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$52K

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.

128

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.

40.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$480K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$2K

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

+14.94%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$444

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

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2J2K3D3H2T

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
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

4 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$27K

$108 / participant

Investment mgmt$2K5.8%
Contract admin$24K87.6%
Other / not subdivided$2K6.6%

% of EOY assets

0.921%

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: BLACK & PINCKARD LLC
Auditor EIN: 260079381
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$24,105

$37,196-35.2%

$154,114-84.4%

$55,725-56.7%

Participation rate

35.8%

64.1%-28.3pp

83.0%-47.2pp

70.9%-35.0pp

Annual return

-6.30%

1319.68%-1326.0pp

735.16%-741.5pp

244.93%-251.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$366

$1,614-77.3%

$5,298-93.1%

$2,078-82.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$793

$2,068-61.7%

$5,081-84.4%

$3,356-76.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$222

$102+118.6%

$13,411-98.3%

$115+92.8%

NORTHSTAR EMS, INC.

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