--- title: Insights for Government Contractors | SYMPAQ Blog | Business Tips description: Business Tips | An educational blog for Government Contractors who are seeking DCAA compliant software solutions and information. 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Unlike Overhead which includes pooled indirect costs that are not ...[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/what-is-value-added-general-administrative-rate) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/what-is-value-added-general-administrative-rate#comments-listing) June, 07 2024 ## [Should You Factor Your Government Contract Receivables?](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/ceos-gov-cons-need-to-know-about-factoring) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) [CEOs & CFOs](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/ceos-cfos) Factoring your accounts receivable to a third-party financing company (i.e., factor) will provide near-instant payment on your federal government invoices instead of waiting the typical 30 days or ...[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/ceos-gov-cons-need-to-know-about-factoring) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/ceos-gov-cons-need-to-know-about-factoring#comments-listing) April, 02 2024 ## [Accounting Software Upgrades - Taking it One Step at a Time](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/accounting-software-upgrades-one-step-at-a-time) [Accounting Software](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/accounting-software) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) Failing to Plan means Planning to Fail - Upgrading accounting software involves careful planning. Your company must adequately plan for the conversion and obtain executive buy-in for allocating ...[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/accounting-software-upgrades-one-step-at-a-time) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/accounting-software-upgrades-one-step-at-a-time#comments-listing) June, 23 2023 ## [Accounting for your Government Sales and Marketing Activities](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/accounting-for-your-gov-sales-activities) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) [Accounting](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/accounting) [Budgeting](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/budgeting) [sales](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/sales) Tracking sales and marketing functions should include using cost accounting data to provide visibility and substantiation for marketing and sales.[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/accounting-for-your-gov-sales-activities) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/accounting-for-your-gov-sales-activities#comments-listing) December, 29 2022 ## [Have a Stress Free Tax Form Filing Season (and a Happy New Year)](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/have-a-stress-free-tax-form-filing-season-and-a-happy-new-year) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) [Accounting](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/accounting) [tax](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/tax) For the dreaded upcoming tax form filing season that begins in January, you likely will be pleased to know that unlike with the past two tax filing seasons[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/have-a-stress-free-tax-form-filing-season-and-a-happy-new-year) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/have-a-stress-free-tax-form-filing-season-and-a-happy-new-year#comments-listing) January, 25 2022 ## [Preparing for a DCAA Accounting System Adequacy Audit](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/dcaa-accounting-systems-adequacy-audit) [Insider](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/insider) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) Are you prepared for a DCAA Accounting Systems Adequacy Audit? As a government contractor, your first face-to-face interaction with a DCAA auditor will likely be an Accounting Systems Adequacy Audit. ...[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/dcaa-accounting-systems-adequacy-audit) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/dcaa-accounting-systems-adequacy-audit#comments-listing) November, 19 2021 ## [Handling Unallowable Costs in your Accounting Books of Record](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/handling-unallowable-costs-in-your-accounting-books-of-record) [SYMPAQ Benefits](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/sympaq-benefits) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) [Indirect Costs](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/indirect-costs) Do you have the systems in place to identify and record 'unrecoverable' costs in a segregated way so that they do not become co-mingled with allowable costs that can be recovered?[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/handling-unallowable-costs-in-your-accounting-books-of-record) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/handling-unallowable-costs-in-your-accounting-books-of-record#comments-listing) October, 14 2021 ## [October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month but We're "Aware" Year-round](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/cybersecurity-in-dcaa-accounting-software) [Government Contractor](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/government-contractor) [SYMPAQ Benefits](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/sympaq-benefits) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/topic/business-tips) You can't let your guard down when it comes to cybersecurity. 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