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Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP401(k)

SANFORD HEISLER SHARP, LLP 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.58%

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

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP reported $38,605 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.58% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,910 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 rose from 0.46% to 0.58%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (4,030th of 5,648), and 8,940th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $1.84 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,320,235
Participants with balances93
Active participants91
Employer contributions$264,771
Employee contributions$487,552
Employer contribution per active participant$2,910
Average account balance$78,712
Benefits paid to participants$430,172
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHELD KRANZLER MCCOSKER & PULICE LLP
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$7.3M · 93 accts · $265K emplr
2022$5.9M · 141 accts · $245K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$20,576
Investment management$9,016
Total administrative$38,605
The Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,910
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$2,910 per active participant
2022$3,312 per active participant

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 · 20232
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$20,576
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$18,029

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$38,605 · 0.58%
2022$29,108 · 0.46%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 200554201 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.