Reading Time: 7 minutes What do Family Feud hosts and DCAA have in common? They both use surveys to find the best answers. While Steve Harvey exclaims “Survey says!?” during the hit game show to see if a contestant has found the best answer to a question, DCAA uses the Pre-Award Survey to determine whether a contractor has found.
Building a Government Shutdown (& Recession) Resistant Government Contracting Business
Reading Time: 7 minutes Although government contracting work is often considered low risk, this industry is not without risk as many contractors experienced at the beginning of this year. December 22, 2018 marked the first of 35 days in the partial government shutdown, by far the longest government shutdown in recorded history. Nearly 800,000 federal workers and.
How the Proposed Regulations for Section 199A Affect Government Contractors
Reading Time: 4 minutes In late 2017, Congress introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which affects 2018 taxes. According to Section 199A of the TCJA, some owners of pass-through entities could be eligible for a substantial deduction of up to 20 percent of their taxable income. Here, we will cover the new deduction, as well.
Incurred Cost Submissions: The Countdown to June 30th
Reading Time: 3 minutes For most of us, June is a time for rejoicing! The pool is open, school is almost out, your summer vacation is on the horizon and you can’t wait to tear open that new bag of charcoal for Saturday afternoon’s cookout. However, if you are a government contractor with a December 31st year end,.
Government Contractor Performance
Reading Time: 2 minutes As consultants and business advisors to companies in the government contracting arena, we are often asked by our clients: “How are we doing?” These clients are well aware of their profitability, their backlog, and the challenges that they face. What they want to know is how they compare with their competition and how.
Cost Allocation Methods for Government Contractors
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the unique burdens for many businesses contracting with the federal government is the requirement to prepare and submit an incurred cost submission (ICS) within six months after the close of the fiscal year. This requirement is mandatory for contractors providing services on cost plus type contracts in excess of $25,000 and is frequently.
Incurred Cost Submission Schedules
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are a number of incurred cost submission schedules in the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s (DCAA) incurred cost proposal model that do not have to be included with your annual incurred cost proposal submission. But that doesn’t mean you are off the hook! Some of these optional schedules contain information needed to complete the mandatory documentation that goes with your proposal. As well, that optional documentation must be ready when the federal auditors begin their work.