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Allowable Travel Costs

Allowable Travel Costs Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) If a government contractor incurs business travel costs, then all the costs should be fully allowable, right? Not necessarily, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) provides guidance on allowable travel...

Preaward Survey Failures– Part 2

Top 5 failures in a Preaward Survey Part 2 of 2-part series In part 1 of this series, we identified the top 5 epic fails of the preaward survey as involving the labor distribution, policies and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), segregation...

Incurred Cost Submission

Common Problems for the Incurred Cost Submission Besides of failing to submit an incurred cost submission (ICS) when required by the contract (“Who needs an Incurred Cost Submission?”), some of the most common ICS problems are found within the recording of costs and...

Preaward Survey Failures– Part 1

Top 5 failures in a Preaward Survey Part 1 of 2-part series The preaward accounting system survey or audit (better known as preaward survey) is an evaluation on the prospective contractor’s accounting system.  It is documented on SF 1408.  This evaluation ascertains...

Who needs an Incurred Cost Submission?

What is an Incurred Cost Submission and Who Needs to Submit One? The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) clause FAR 52.216-7 requires government contractors to submit final annual indirect cost rates six months after the fiscal year end; known as the Incurred Cost...