Financial Forecasting Techniques for Small GovCons: Ensuring Long-Term Success For small government contractors, financial forecasting plays a crucial role in decision-making, risk mitigation, and planning for sustainable growth. In this blog post, we will explore essential financial forecasting techniques that…
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Financial Strategies for Government Contract Start-Ups: Setting Up for Success Government contracts offer lucrative opportunities for start-ups to grow their business and secure stable revenue streams. However, entering the government contract sector requires careful financial planning and strategic decision-making. In…
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What You Need to Know About DCAA and FAR Compliance DCAA stands for Defense Contract Audit Agency, while FAR stands for Federal Acquisition Regulation. Both DCAA and FAR are critical components of government contracting, and compliance with them is necessary…
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8(a) Business Development Program As a government contractor, the road to success is not always easy, but is well worth it. The industry offers opportunities for growth to businesses of any size. As a small business though, there are programs…
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Pre-Award Survey Failures As a government contractor, you are all too familiar with the importance of being compliant. One of the many requirements, you face is to have an accounting system that complies with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). This is…
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Common Problems for the Incurred Cost Submissions The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) requires government contractors with certain contracts to submit an incurred cost submission (ICS). FAR 52.216-7 requires contractors who have time and material (T&M) or cost-reimbursable contracts to…
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Allowability of Meals and Entertainment As a government contractor, understanding the allowability of meals and entertainment is imperative to your business. You can recuperate costs from the government if they are allowable. How do you know though, which costs are…
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Government Contract Accounting FAQ There are government contract accounting questions that frequently come up during the course of recording transactions or bookkeeping. These questions seems to be popular among our clients and potential clients, no matter what the tenure. 1….
Read MoreQuickBooks Online Still Not for Government Contracts Technology is moving at warp speed and this holds true for accounting software as well. For the last 20+ years, QuickBooks Desktop has been the go-to accounting software for small businesses, including government…
Read MoreUncompensated OT Hours Government contractors with salaried employees could potentially have uncompensated overtime (OT). Uncompensated OT affects Incurred Cost Submissions, Proposed Budget Rates, Indirect Rates, and billing the government. Improper handling of uncompensated OT can result in the contractor most…
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