401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $5M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 182
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 50th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $26,251
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Author Solutions, LLC · Indiana · Information & Media
$5M in assets, 182 participants
Author Solutions, LLC's Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $5M in total assets and 182 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 50th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #977 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Coverage in Indiana
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 182 participants in Indiana, about 34% of the average Indiana filer (state average ~541 per filing). Assets: $5M.
- #977
- in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
- -13.3%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $736K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$4,777,636 Top 50% higher than 50% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (182 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 208201724 · Author Solutions, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan · $5M · 182 · 50th
- 5500 $5M
- ASSETS 182
- PCT 50th
- EIN 401(k)
- RANK near Lse Crane and Transportation 401(k) Plan
- PHOTO ind #977
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Indiana →
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Indiana filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $6M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $5M |
| Net Income | -$736K |
| Employer EIN | 208201724 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2016-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Author Solutions, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Author Solutions, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $7M 39.48678802654702% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 182 | $5M |
| 2023 | 1 | 139 | $6M |
| 2024 | 1 | 121 | $7M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Indiana
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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- The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan $8.9B · 15,607
- Cummins Retirement and Savings Plan $4.4B · 23,710
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- Steel Dynamics, Inc. Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan $2.0B · 8,632
Author Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Indiana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lse Crane and Transportation 401(k) Plan in LA ($5M); by covered participants it is Hillman Bus 401(k) in NJ (182 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (182 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Hillman Bus 401(k) (NJ) 182 · 0 off
- Ethika Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (CA) 182 · 0 off
- The Sourcing Group Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust (NY) 182 · 0 off
- The Searing Industries Retirement Savings Plan (CA) 182 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.