or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
4. Exempt Party-In-Interest Transactions
Certain Plan investments held during the year are shares of mutual funds managed by Reliance Trust Company and Voya Financial. Fees paid by the Plan for investment management services were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund. Reliance Trust Company and Voya Financial are the custodians of the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2020 for administrative services were $56,591 and $20,109 to Reliance Trust Company and Voya Financial, respectively.
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Plan held 93,943 and 80,128 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock. During 2020, the Plan did not record any dividend income related to the Company’s common stock.
5. Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of plan termination, participants would become 100 percent vested in their accounts.
6. Tax Status
The Plan has not obtained a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) stating that the Plan was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. The Plan is relying on the IRS approval of the prototype plan that it is utilizing. The IRS has determined and informed the document sponsor by a letter dated March 31, 2014 that the prototype plan document was designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. The plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, the plan administrator believes that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax exempt as of the financial statement date.
GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
7. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.