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E Block, Corp.401(k)

E BLOCK, CORP. 401(K) PLAN · BURLINGTON, VT · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.14%

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

E Block, Corp. reported $54,645 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.14% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,869 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 1.53% to 1.26%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Vermont (180th of 230), and 3,542nd of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2023, employees put in $2.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 394 to 322 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,751,547
Participants with balances381
Active participants322
Employer contributions$601,895
Employee contributions$1,375,171
Employer contribution per active participant$1,869
Average account balance$15,096
Benefits paid to participants$1,228,281
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCARON AND BLETZER, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.2M · 274 accts · $317K emplr
2023$5.8M · 381 accts · $602K emplr
2022$3.8M · 403 accts · $792K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$54,645
Total administrative$54,645
The E Block, Corp. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,869
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$1,221 per active participant
2023$1,869 per active participant
2022$2,011 per active participant

E Block, Corp.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$54,645
MORGAN STANLEY INSURANCE SERVICES I · Other servicesindirect comp

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$68,856 · 1.26%
2023$54,645 · 1.14%
2022$32,620 · 1.53%
Same employer
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New Chapter, Inc. VT$19.5M · 0.50%
S.B. Collins, Inc. VT$9.7M · 0.87%
Capital Candy, Inc. VT$5.4M · 0.34%
Gordini USA, Inc. VT$3.5M · 0.04%
Sac Incorporated VT$1.4M · 0.61%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 825194233 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.