So, You Think You Know Unallowable Costs?
Learn about unallowable costs and what determines a costs' allowablility. We also provide a listing of FAR and DFARS clauses that are considered to contain expressly unallowable costs subject to penalties.
Update on 100 Percent Meals Deduction for Contractors
Construction contractors and other taxpayers can maximize year-end tax planning with the 100% meals deduction, which will be reduced to 50% on January 1, 2023.
UBIT Primer for Exempt Organizations
Exempt organizations may be subject to extra taxes on certain income-generating activities. Many don’t fully understand the rules on unrelated business income, and could be unknowingly putting their organization at risk with the IRS.
What Is the Interest Rate’s Impact on Residential Real Estate?
Rising interest rates and inflation are impacting the residential housing market, but to what degree? The market is volatile and uncertain in every sector from existing and new homes and home improvement to multi-family construction.
Surveillance Survival – Responding to a Government Audit
Every few years, we reach out relative to the importance of a government contractors’ response to audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), the Department of Labor (DOL) or, for that matter, any other government audit function.
Ways to Give Back: Alternatives to Establishing a Nonprofit
Individuals considering starting their own nonprofit may be underestimating the cost and complexity to operate a sustainable organization. There are alternatives, like working with an existing nonprofit, creating a donor-advised fund, and other options.
Strategic Material Handling and Major Subcontracting Indirect Rates
Government regulation requires costs to be classified as either a direct cost or an indirect cost. As we know, indirect costs, in the aggregate, represent the largest class of expense incurred on government contracts. Direct costs, by definition, are identifiable with a specific “final cost objective” while indirect costs are associated with common or joint cost objectives.
The State of Affordable Housing
The U.S. faces an affordable housing crisis in both residential and multi-family real estate. What led to this point and how are different solutions tackling the issue?
Labor Recording! Are you ready for an audit?
Labor recording is the basis for the valuing and allocating the efforts of you and your employees and a critical process for government contractors who depend on it for their product and services costing (read billing/cash flow) and pricing.
Not-for-Profit Document Retention Policies and Guidelines
Document retention policies are a necessary part of nonprofit management, but not everyone knows how to go about file storage. Now that organizations are back in the office, it’s an excellent time to review their document management strategy.