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September, 04 2024

What is a "Value Added" General & Administrative Rate?

DCAA Audits Government Contractor Business Tips DCAA Small Government Contractor accounting system

When it comes to General and Administrative (G&A or SG&A) expenses, businesses of all types incur G&A expenses. Unlike Overhead which includes pooled indirect costs that are not ... Read the Blog

November, 30 2023

Are you ready for a DCAA Post Award Accounting System Audit?

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Are you ready for a DCAA Post Award Accounting System Audit? Read the Blog

August, 29 2023

DCAA Pre-award Audit Looming? No Need to Panic!

Government Contractor DCAA

Some of us have been around long enough to recall the day when a "Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System" conducted by DCAA auditors. Read the Blog

July, 26 2022

Contractors, Ask DCAA Auditors to Cite the Regulation

Government Contractor DCAA Regulation

Government contractors must go above and beyond routine requirements when it comes to reporting and regulations. Read the Blog

March, 24 2022

DCAA FAR 31.205 Cost Principles Guidebook for Allowability

DCAA Audits DCAA Accounting

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) has recently published a Guidebook designed to better explain 'allowability' of costs in a well organized, 75 chapter document. While there are still a few ... Read the Blog

February, 22 2022

Getting creative with your G&A Rate

Accounting Software DCAA Accounting Indirect Costs Budgeting

In a previous article, we discussed the concept of Indirect Rates and provided a simple example of a fringe benefit rate calculation. We have found that many of our most successful clients have some ... Read the Blog

December, 16 2021

A New Filing Option for Tax Forms is Here!

SYMPAQ Benefits DCAA Accounting Yearli

SYMPAQ is not integrated w/ Yearli - an e-filing cloud program that automates both your Federal & State form filings + automated mailing. Read the Blog

July, 27 2021

Don't let your Labor Charging Policies & Procedures come back to bite you!

Business Tips DCAA Indirect Costs

Contrary to popular belief Government Contractors have some leeway when reducing to writing their own rules with regard to timekeeping. After all, it is the regulations and not guidance that DCAA can ... Read the Blog

May, 24 2021

DCAA Timekeeping Lore

Business Tips DCAA Accounting FAR Compliance

Guidance for labor recording can be found in DCAAM 7641.90 under Labor Charging System. If guidance is written in the DCAA's Information for Contractors manual, then it must be rooted in the ... Read the Blog

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