Mazars USA LLP 401(k) Review & Grade
Mazars USA LLP Retirement & Savings Plan
New York, NYProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services566 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,702Employer $ per active participant
$12,222Employee $ saved per active participant
0.10%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$371,952Net plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity14.9 / 5030th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost18.6 / 2575th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving11.4 / 1576th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score45 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 30th |
| Lower admin cost | 75th |
| Employee saving | 76th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $15,265 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Mazars USA LLP put in about $1,702 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $964,118 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,923,983 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $193,837 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $80,708 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $15,067 |
| Benefits paid out | $191,583,288 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $164.4M / $371,952 |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,132 / 1 |
| Participants with account balances | 36 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Satty, Levine & Ciacco, Cpas, P.C. |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc | $80,708 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250407220258NAL0009667043001, received 2025-04-07, EIN 13-1459550, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.