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Low Book Sales401(k)

LOW BOOK SALES 401(K) PLAN · LINDON, UT · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.81%

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

Low Book Sales reported $16,247 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.81% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $285 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 1.02% to 0.81%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Utah (747th of 848), and 4,643rd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $6.02 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,098,515
Participants with balances86
Active participants70
Employer contributions$19,916
Employee contributions$119,968
Employer contribution per active participant$285
Average account balance$24,401
Benefits paid to participants$310,838
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBOUNTIFUL PEAK ADVISORS
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$2.1M · 86 accts · $20K emplr
2022$1.9M · 105 accts · $198K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$10,296
Investment management$5,951
Total administrative$16,247
The Low Book Sales 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$285
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$285 per active participant
2022$2,253 per active participant

Low Book Sales's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. 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 · 20233
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$10,409
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$5,836
ADP BROKER-DEALER · 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 history2
2023$16,247 · 0.81%
2022$20,787 · 1.02%
Similar plansRetail Trade · Utah
Handi Quilter, Inc. UT$3.9M · 1.19%
McGee Holdings, LLC UT$3.7M · 0.07%
National Product Sales UT$2.5M · 0.04%
Parasol Group, Inc. UT$2.1M · 0.75%
Lashbrook Jewelry Designs UT$1.6M · 1.53%
High Country Fuels UT$1.2M · 1.89%
Supranaturals, LLC UT$1.2M · 0.05%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 860869432 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.