401k Plan data: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN plan

WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 401k Plan overview

Plan Name	WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN
Plan identification number	002

WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN Benefits

401k Plan Type

Defined Contribution Pension

Plan Features/Benefits

Profit-sharing
ERISA section 404(c) Plan - This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
Total participant-directed account plan - Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
Code section 401(k) feature - A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
Master plan - A pension plan that is made available by a sponsor for adoption by employers; that is the subject of a favorable opinion letter; and for which a single funding medium (for example, a trust or custodial account) is established for the joint use of all adopting employers.
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).

401k Sponsoring company profile

WORLD JOURNAL, LLC has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.

Company Name: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC

Employer identification number (EIN): 260281027

NAIC Classification: 511110
NAIC Description: Newspaper Publishers

Additional information about WORLD JOURNAL, LLC

Jurisdiction of Incorporation: New York Department of State

Incorporation Date: 2007-06-06

Company Identification Number: 3527258

Legal Registered Office Address: 14107 20TH AVE
FL 2
WHITESTONE
United States of America (USA)
11357

More information about WORLD JOURNAL, LLC

Form 5500 Filing Information

Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN

Plan id# Filing Submission Date Name of Administrator Date Administrator Signed Name of Company Sponsor Date Sponsor Signed
002 2012-01-01 LING-YEN CHIANG LING-YEN CHIANG 2013-07-17
002 2011-01-01 LING-YEN CHIANG
002 2009-01-01 LING-YEN CHIANG

Plan id#	Filing Submission Date	Name of Administrator	Name of Company Sponsor	Date Sponsor Signed
002	2012-01-01	LING-YEN CHIANG	LING-YEN CHIANG	2013-07-17
002	2011-01-01	LING-YEN CHIANG
002	2009-01-01	LING-YEN CHIANG

Plan Statistics for WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN

401k plan membership statisitcs for WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN

Measure Date Value
2012: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2012-01-01 344
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2012-01-01 256
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2012-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2012-01-01 83
Total of all active and inactive participants 2012-01-01 340
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2012-01-01 1
Total participants 2012-01-01 341
Number of participants with account balances 2012-01-01 309
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2012-01-01 6
2011: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2011-01-01 351
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2011-01-01 255
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2011-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2011-01-01 86
Total of all active and inactive participants 2011-01-01 342
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2011-01-01 2
Total participants 2011-01-01 344
Number of participants with account balances 2011-01-01 320
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2011-01-01 10
2009: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2009-01-01 365
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2009-01-01 270
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2009-01-01 0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2009-01-01 85
Total of all active and inactive participants 2009-01-01 355
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2009-01-01 0
Total participants 2009-01-01 355
Number of participants with account balances 2009-01-01 326
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2009-01-01 15

Measure	Date	Value
2012: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2012-01-01	344
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2012-01-01	256
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2012-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2012-01-01	83
Total of all active and inactive participants	2012-01-01	340
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2012-01-01	1
Total participants	2012-01-01	341
Number of participants with account balances	2012-01-01	309
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2012-01-01	6
2011: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2011-01-01	351
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2011-01-01	255
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2011-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2011-01-01	86
Total of all active and inactive participants	2011-01-01	342
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2011-01-01	2
Total participants	2011-01-01	344
Number of participants with account balances	2011-01-01	320
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2011-01-01	10
2009: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2009-01-01	365
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2009-01-01	270
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2009-01-01	0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2009-01-01	85
Total of all active and inactive participants	2009-01-01	355
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2009-01-01	0
Total participants	2009-01-01	355
Number of participants with account balances	2009-01-01	326
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2009-01-01	15

Financial Data on WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2012 : WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k financial data
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2012-12-31	$3,262,788
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2012-12-31	$1,088,469
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2012-12-31	$1,086,469
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2012-12-31	$1,407,304
Value of total assets at end of year	2012-12-31	$26,221,343
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$24,047,024
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$2,000
Total interest from all sources	2012-12-31	$26,665
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2012-12-31	$468,758
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2012-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$468,758
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2012-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2012-12-31	$500,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2012-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2012-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2012-12-31	$1,107,304
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$693,633
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$628,151
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$18,835
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2012-12-31	$2,000
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2012-12-31	$2,174,319
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$26,221,343
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$24,047,024
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2012-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2012-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2012-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2012-12-31	$16,441,138
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$14,727,637
Interest on participant loans	2012-12-31	$26,665
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2012-12-31	$8,786,572
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$8,372,401
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$1,286,962
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2012-12-31	$73,099
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2012-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2012-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2012-12-31	$300,000
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2012-12-31	$300,000
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$300,000
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2012-12-31	$1,086,469
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2012-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2012-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2012-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2012-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2012-12-31	WEI, WEI & CO., LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2012-12-31	113264561
2011 : WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k financial data
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2011-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2011-12-31	$4,858
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2011-12-31	$1,055,081
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2011-12-31	$1,728,199
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2011-12-31	$1,726,374
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2011-12-31	$1,461,706
Value of total assets at end of year	2011-12-31	$24,047,024
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$24,715,284
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2011-12-31	$1,825
Total interest from all sources	2011-12-31	$25,954
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2011-12-31	$420,751
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2011-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$420,751
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2011-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2011-12-31	$500,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2011-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2011-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2011-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2011-12-31	$1,161,706
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$628,151
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$655,941
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$18,835
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2011-12-31	$1,825
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2011-12-31	$-673,118
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$24,047,024
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$24,715,284
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2011-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2011-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2011-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2011-12-31	$14,727,637
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$16,817,835
Interest on participant loans	2011-12-31	$25,954
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2011-12-31	$8,372,401
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$6,941,508
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$-923,631
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2011-12-31	$70,301
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2011-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2011-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2011-12-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2011-12-31	$300,000
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2011-12-31	$300,000
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$300,000
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2011-12-31	$1,726,374
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2011-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2011-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2011-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2011-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2011-12-31	WEI, WEI & CO., LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2011-12-31	113264561
2010 : WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2010 401k financial data
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2010-12-31	$3,285,162
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2010-12-31	$1,604,053
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2010-12-31	$1,601,478
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2010-12-31	$1,304,286
Value of total assets at end of year	2010-12-31	$24,715,284
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$23,034,175
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$2,575
Total interest from all sources	2010-12-31	$26,510
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2010-12-31	$354,616
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2010-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$354,616
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2010-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2010-12-31	$500,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2010-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2010-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2010-12-31	$968,001
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$655,941
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$414,320
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2010-12-31	$36,285
Other income not declared elsewhere	2010-12-31	$8
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2010-12-31	$2,575
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2010-12-31	$1,681,109
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$24,715,284
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$23,034,175
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2010-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2010-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2010-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2010-12-31	$16,817,835
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$15,599,855
Interest on participant loans	2010-12-31	$26,510
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2010-12-31	$6,941,508
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$6,720,000
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$1,573,648
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2010-12-31	$26,094
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2010-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2010-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2010-12-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2010-12-31	$300,000
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2010-12-31	$300,000
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$300,000
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2010-12-31	$1,601,478
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2010-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2010-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2010-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2010-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2010-12-31	WEI, WEI & CO., LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2010-12-31	113264561
2009 : WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k financial data
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2009-12-31	$0

Form 5500 Responses for WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN

2012: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2012 form 5500 responses
2012-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2012-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2012-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2012-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2012-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2011: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2011 form 5500 responses
2011-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2011-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2011-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2011-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2011-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2009: WORLD JOURNAL, LLC 401(K) PLAN 2009 form 5500 responses
2009-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2009-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2009-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2009-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2009-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes

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Company Name:	WORLD JOURNAL, LLC
Employer identification number (EIN):	260281027
NAIC Classification:	511110
NAIC Description:	Newspaper Publishers

Jurisdiction of Incorporation:	New York Department of State
Incorporation Date:	2007-06-06
Company Identification Number:	3527258
Legal Registered Office Address:	14107 20TH AVE FL 2 WHITESTONE United States of America (USA) 11357