Buchalter Associate Attorney 401(k) Plan401(k) plan: employer contributions, fees and assets
2025Form 5500 for plan year 2025
The filing shows no employer contributions for the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Form 5500 does not state the match formula.
- Sponsor
- Buchalter, a Professional Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
- EIN and plan number
- 95-2640846, plan 004
- Plan type
- 401(k), profit sharing. Single-employer plan
- Plan year
- to
- Filing received
What this filing shows
At the end of the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025, the plan had 350 participants.
Net assets were $32,661,327 at the end of that plan year.
The employer contributions line of Schedule H is blank. The filing shows no employer contributions for that plan year.
Participant contributions were $11,846 for each active participant.
By participants, it was number 3,688 of 8,199 defined contribution plans with 100 or more participants and a filing address in California.
By net assets, it was number 2,733 of 7,831.
This page gives no change from plan year 2024, because the site has no filing of the plan for that year.
Its net assets for each participant were $93,318 in plan year 2025.
The median of defined contribution plans with 250 to 499 participants was $48,669 in plan year 2024.
Form 5500 does not state the match formula.
What Form 5500 does not show
- The match formula. The form gives the total of the employer contributions for a plan year.
- Fund expense ratios. The fees on the form are the administrative expenses of the plan and the Schedule C compensation.
- The account of a person. The form gives totals for the plan.
While applicable plans are required to file a Form 5500 or Form 5500-SF annually, multiple filings may exist for a plan’s single form year if a plan amends their original filing or if a duplicate filing was erroneously submitted.
The dataset listed as “Latest” includes only the latest filing received for a plan with a filing status of “FILING_RECEIVED”.
EBSA wrote these sentences. Copied from Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 Datasets Guide on .
In plain words: this page shows the latest filing on record for each plan. A plan can amend a filing, and an amended filing replaces the earlier one at the next update. Source of the figures: the Form 5500 datasets, filings received through . The Department of Labor received this filing on .
Contributions
Position among plans of the same type and size. The group: 17,529 defined contribution plans with 250 to 499 participants, plan year 2024. The percentiles set the latest figures of this plan against the group of plan year 2024.
- Employer contributionsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Cash from employers, Schedule H line 2a(1)(A)
- Line blank
- Active participants31 Dec 2025
- 277
- Employer contributions for each active participant
- Line blank
The site gives no percentile for this line.
- Participant contributionsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025
- $3,281,355
- Rollovers and other contributions
- $1,036,062
- Participant contributions for each active participant
- $11,846
The plan is at the 93rd percentile of the group of 16,632 plans. The quartiles of the group are $2,518, $4,300 and $7,029. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 76th percentile.
- Total contributionsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Schedule H line 2a(3)
- $4,317,417
The filing shows no employer contributions for the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Form 5500 does not state the match formula.
A percentile gives a position in the group. It does not grade the plan. Groups: plans with 250 to 499 participants, Professional, scientific and technical services sector.
Fees that the filing shows
The fees on this page are the administrative expenses of the plan and the Schedule C compensation. Fund expense ratios are not in Form 5500.
- Contract administrator fees
- $32,700
- Investment advisory and management fees
- $5,955
- Administrative expenses, Schedule HPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025
- $38,655
The plan is at the 43rd percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $52.98, $133 and $225. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 42nd percentile.
- Direct compensation
- $43,040
- Indirect compensation
- $0
- Schedule C compensation to organisationsPlan year that ended 31 Dec 2025
- $43,040
The plan is at the 44th percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $64.80, $141 and $233. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 43rd percentile.
The group for a fee line has only the plans that report an amount. Guide: how to read Schedule C fees
Assets and participants
- Net assets at the start of the plan year
- $26,958,773
- Total income, with the result of the investments
- $8,919,255
- Benefits paid
- $3,128,265
- Total expenses
- $3,166,920
- Net income
- $5,752,335
- Net transfers
- -$49,781
- Net assets, 31 Dec 2025
- $32,661,327
- Active participants
- 277
- Retired or separated, with benefits now
- 0
- Retired or separated, with benefits later
- 73
- Participants with an account balance
- 268
- Participants, 31 Dec 2025
- 350
The plan is at the 77th percentile of the group. The quartiles of the group are $24,767, $48,669 and $88,769. Among plans of the same sector, the plan is at the 61st percentile.
Net assets for each participant is an average of the plan. Form 5500 has no account balance of a person.
Plan years on file
Plan years 2016, 2017 and 2024 have no column. The site has no filing of this plan for them, or the filing has no figure.
Plan year 2024 has no column. The site has no filing of this plan for it, or the filing has no figure.
| Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Schedule C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 350 | $32.7M | no figure | $3.3M | $43K |
| 2023 | 194 | $24.6M | no figure | $2.3M | $41K |
| 2022 | 180 | $19.7M | no figure | $1.9M | $46K |
| 2021 | 153 | $24.7M | no figure | $1.6M | $8,000 |
| 2020 | 142 | $21.9M | no figure | $1.4M | $35K |
| 2019 | 130 | $18.2M | no figure | $1.3M | $23K |
| 2018 | 119 | $14.8M | no figure | $1.3M | $27K |
| 2017 | 114 | no figure | no figure | no figure | no figure |
| 2016 | 103 | no figure | no figure | no figure | no figure |
The site has no filing of this plan for plan year 2024.
Assets by Schedule H category, 31 Dec 2025
- Registered investment companies (mutual funds)
- $22.7M 69.4%
- Other investments
- $9.7M 29.6%
- Participant loans
- $174K 0.5%
- Receivables
- $94K 0.3%
- Cash (interest and non-interest bearing)
- $63K 0.2%
The form shows the type of the investment vehicle. It does not list the funds of the plan.
Service providers on Schedule C
| Organisation | Services in the filing | Direct compensation | Indirect compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Group, Inc. | Participant loan processing; Recordkeeping and information management; Investment advisory (plan) | $32,700 | $0 |
| Cerity Partners | Investment advisory (plan) | $10,340 | $0 |
Schedule C lists a provider only when the plan paid it $5,000 or more. The site does not show persons that Schedule C names.
Other answers in the filing
- Opinion of the accountantSchedule H line 3a
- Unmodified
- Accountant performed an ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C) auditSchedule H line 3b
- Yes
- Accounting firmSchedule H line 3c
- Baker Tilly US, LLP
- Failure to transmit participant contributionsSchedule H line 4a
- Yes, $484,714
- Fidelity bondSchedule H line 4d
- Yes, $5,000,000
- Blackout period in the plan yearSchedule H line 4m
- No
- 2EProfit-sharing plan
- 2GTotal participant-directed account plan
- 2JCode section 401(k) feature
- 2KCode section 401(m) arrangement
- 2RParticipant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan
- 2FERISA section 404(c) plan
- 2TTotal or partial participant-directed account plan with a default investment account
- 3DPre-approved pension plan
Plan characteristics codes of line 8a, with the labels of the Form 5500 instructions. Business code 541110: Offices of Lawyers.
The plan administrator gives these answers on Schedule H. The site shows the answers as filed. It draws no conclusion from them.
Line 3a. The attached opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan is (see instructions):
The form has four choices: unmodified, qualified, disclaimer and adverse. Glossary
Line 4a. Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions within the time period described in 29 CFR 2510.3-102? Continue to answer “Yes” for any prior year failures until fully corrected. (See instructions and DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.)
A “Yes” answer carries an amount. The line does not say why a transfer was late. Glossary
Form text copied from Department of Labor, Schedule H (Form 5500), editions 2024 and 2025 on .
Other plans of Buchalter, a Professional Corporation
| Plan | Participants | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| Buchalter 401(k) Plan | 842 | $266M |
| Buchalter Cash Balance Pension Plan II | 269 | $9.8M |
| Buchalter Cash Balance Pension Plan | 127 | $32.1M |
Plans of similar size in the same industry
Official channels
- Form 5500 Filing Search, U.S. Department of Labor, EFAST2
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To find this plan there, look for: EIN 95-2640846Plan number 004
- EBSA publication about retirement plans, for participants, U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
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Cite this page
My Plan Facts. "Buchalter Associate Attorney 401(k) Plan." https://myplanfacts.com/plan/952640846-004-buchalter-associate-attorney-401-k-plan/. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 datasets, filings received through 24 Oct 2026.
Where this page gets its figures
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 datasets (Form 5500, Schedule H, Schedule C), plan years 2009 to 2025. The datasets are in the public domain. This page shows the latest filing on record for EIN 95-2640846, plan 004. An amended filing replaces it at the next update. The site calculates the figures for each participant, the quartiles and the percentiles. How the figures are made. Report an error.
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Questions
Does the filing show the employer match?
No. Form 5500 does not state the match formula. The employer contributions line of Schedule H shows no amount for the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Participants contributed $3,281,355 in total in that plan year.
What fees does the filing show?
The plan reported $38,655 of administrative expenses for the plan year that ended 31 Dec 2025. Schedule C shows $43,040 of compensation to service providers. Fund expense ratios are not in Form 5500.
Which organisations give services to the plan?
Schedule C of the filing names 2 organisations. The table of service providers on this page gives the names, the services and the amounts. Schedule C lists a provider only when the plan paid it $5,000 or more.
How old are these figures?
The figures are for the plan year from 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025. The Department of Labor received the filing on 15 Oct 2026. A filing is due by the last day of the 7th month after the plan year ends. An extension allows up to 9.5 months after the plan year ends.