Painters Supply & Equipment Co. 401(k) Review & Grade
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
Taylor, MIWholesale Trade600 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,526Employer $ per active participant
$2,612Employee $ saved per active participant
0.12%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$22.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$31,971Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity20.5 / 5041th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.2 / 2569th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.6 / 1517th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score50 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 41th |
| Lower admin cost | 69th |
| Employee saving | 17th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Painters Supply & Equipment put in about $1,526 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,792). 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.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- 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 | $916,084 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,568,527 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $3,618,300 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $23,260 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,288,884 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $14.9M / $22.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 583 / 618 |
| Participants with account balances | 710 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Rehmann Robson LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Rehmann Robson | $20,000 reported compensation |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and S | $2,300 reported compensation |
| James D. Naida. P.C. | $960 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010080322NAL0012609056001, received 2025-10-10, EIN 38-1629836, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.