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Smith, Debnam, Narron, Drake, Saintsing & Myers LLP401(k)

SMITH DEBNAM 401(K) PLAN · RALEIGH, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.25%

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

Smith, Debnam, Narron, Drake, Saintsing & Myers LLP reported $46,054 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,304 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 0.29% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 742nd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 5,579th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $5.81 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 93 to 103 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$19,822,102
Participants with balances139
Active participants103
Employer contributions$134,297
Employee contributions$780,293
Employer contribution per active participant$1,304
Average account balance$142,605
Benefits paid to participants$1,260,696
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$19.8M · 139 accts · $134K emplr
2023$17.3M · 128 accts · $125K emplr
2022$14.0M · 125 accts · $118K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$46,054
Total administrative$46,054
The Smith, Debnam, Narron, Drake, Saintsing & Myers LLP 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,304
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,304 per active participant
2023$1,370 per active participant
2022$1,264 per active participant

Smith, Debnam, Narron, Drake, Saintsing & Myers LLP's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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.

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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 · 20241
SOUTHSTATE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$46,054

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024SOUTHSTATE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
2023SOUTHSTATE RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES

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Administrative cost history3
2024$46,054 · 0.25%
2023$45,584 · 0.29%
2022$45,340 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561056621 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.