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Backoffice Associates, LLC dba Syniti401(k)

BACKOFFICE ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA SYNITI PROFIT SHARING PLAN · NEEDHAM, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Backoffice Associates, LLC dba Syniti reported $135,994 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,293 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.17% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 448th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 1,618th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.80 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$93,007,065
Participants with balances561
Active participants428
Employer contributions$1,837,197
Employee contributions$5,137,517
Employer contribution per active participant$4,293
Average account balance$165,788
Benefits paid to participants$7,699,907
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$93.0M · 561 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$80.9M · 544 accts · $1.7M emplr
2022$67.7M · 580 accts · $1.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$32,897
Investment management$1,649
Total administrative$135,994
The Backoffice Associates, LLC dba Syniti 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,293
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$4,293 per active participant
2023$4,287 per active participant
2022$4,486 per active participant

Backoffice Associates, LLC dba Syniti's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$101,448
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$32,897

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$135,994 · 0.16%
2023$162,720 · 0.22%
2022$118,304 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 261544182 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.