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[Single Audit](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/tag/single-audit) 10/08/2020 [G. Chris Brown](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/author/cbrown) An [A-133 audit, now known as a "Single audit"](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/a-133-audit-concepts)is required in any fiscal year that an organization - including States, local governments, tribes, universities, and non-profit organizations - expend $750,000 or more of grant money that has originated from federal funding sources. While a grant does not include a profit component as does a contract, a common misconception is that only not-for-profits are subject to an A-133 audit, when in fact any entity that receives and expends grant money above the threshold- including for profit government contractors -  are subject to a single audit. The audit is typically conducted by an independent CPA firm and occasionally by [DCAA](http://www.dcaa.mil/), and tends to be more extensive and scrutinizing than a traditional audit of your financial statements. The purpose is to ensure that the non-federal organization has appropriate internal controls in place and to ensure that compliance is maintained with OMB Circular [A-122](https://www.ilru.org/sites/default/files/resources/financial_mgmt/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-122.pdf) or with Circular [A-21](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/circulars_a021_2004/) for educational institutions.     ### Recent Blogs February, 07 2025 ## [Strong Headwinds Ahead for Federal Government Contractors in 2025](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/5-challenges-federal-government-contracting-0) [Government Contractor](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/government-contractor) [Accounting Software](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/accounting-software) [SYMPAQ Benefits](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/sympaq-benefits) [Business Tips](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/business-tips) [Headwinds](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/headwinds) Poised to bid on contracts with the Federal Government? you will likely encounter challenges with procurement regulations and bureaucracy.[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/5-challenges-federal-government-contracting-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/5-challenges-federal-government-contracting-0#comments-listing) January, 10 2025 ## [End of Year Tax Form Filing Has Never Been Easier!](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/end-of-year-tax-form-filing-has-never-been-easier) [tax](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/tax) [2024](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/2024) As we learned last year when the paper filing threshold dropped from 250 for each tax form to 10 tax forms in aggregate (i.e., 1099-NEC plus 1099-Misc plus W2), one should no longer be contemplating t\[...\][ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/end-of-year-tax-form-filing-has-never-been-easier) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/end-of-year-tax-form-filing-has-never-been-easier#comments-listing) December, 04 2024 ## [Another Year, Another End-of-Year Update](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/2024-year-end-of-year-update) [2024](https://sql.sympaq.com/definitions/topic/2024) One thing we've learned over the years as a software publisher is that unless you are planning on sunsetting a legacy application, you are never "done" with development.[ Read the Blog](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/2024-year-end-of-year-update) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://sql.sympaq.com/blog/2024-year-end-of-year-update#comments-listing) ![](https://sql.sympaq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crop-trans-logo.png?width=200&name=crop-trans-logo.png) We are focused on delivering reliable cost accounting, timekeeping and expense reporting solutions to labor-intensive federal government contractors and not-for-profit organizations in search of fully compliant, standards-based, project accounting software. ### Get In Touch [contact@sympaq.com](mailto:contact@sympaq.com) Local phone:[(301) 670-0858](tel:3016700858) Fax: (301) 840-1591 15839 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855. 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