PPP Loan Forgiveness – Impacted by Related Party Lease Cost

PPP Loan Forgiveness – Impacted by Related Party Lease Cost - Redstone Government Consulting

Apportioning the Costs of Buildings

The SBA and Treasury have made it clear that if you own or lease a building that you sublet to another company, the portion of the lease or mortgage expense that can be used as nonpayroll costs for PPP loan forgiveness is limited to the share of the expense applied to the business who’s PPP loan is being forgiven. The simple example is, you lease an office building for $10,000 per month and sublease part of the space to another company for $2,500 per month. Only $7,500 would be used toward your nonpayroll cost for loan forgiveness. This proration applies to utility and other shared costs of the tenants.

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Topics: Defense Contractors, DPAP, Accounting & Billing System, Government Regulations, DOD Contractors, COVID-19

CARES Act Section 3610, DPC DFARS Class Deviation and Guidance

CARES Act Section 3610, DPC DFARS Class Deviation and Guidance - Redstone Government Consulting

On August 17, 2020; Acting Principal Director for Defense Pricing and Contracting issued two memos providing guidance in support of DFARS Class Deviation 2020-O0013 and 2020-O0021 – CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation. There is also a memo providing contracting officers with a template for a Memorandum for Record to document the file for the issuance of the Section 3610 related contract modification.

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Topics: Contracts Administration, Defense Contractors, Cost-Type Contracts, DCAA Audit Support, DPAP, Accounting & Billing System, DOD Contractors, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), COVID-19

DCAA COVID-19 Guidance – Still in a Wait and See, Holding Pattern

DCAA COVID-19 Guidance – Still in a Wait and See, Holding Pattern - Redstone Government Consulting

We Lifted the Vail

A few months back we submitted a request to DCAA under Freedom of Information Act. Based on the DPC guidance referencing both DCAA and DCMA as playing a key role in support of the rest of the DoD Acquisition Community, we expected DCAA would have a significant number of documents disclosing this key role. Turns out, not so much. All we got was a single document listing 13 frequently asked questions (FAQs) DCAA has been fielding from their auditors, dated July 31, 2020.

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Topics: Cost and Pricing and Budgeting, Contracts Administration, Defense Contractors, Cost-Type Contracts, DCAA Audit Support, DPAP, DOD Contractors, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), COVID-19

DPAP Prohibition on Cost-Type Contracts

DPAP (Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy) recently issued a class deviation—Prohibition on the Use of Cost-Type Contracts for Production of Major Defense Acquisition Programs.  The “prohibition” actually provides for exceptions including certifications (provided to congressional defense committees) of the need which justifies a cost-type contract and steps to limit cost type pricing to portions of the contract which require this contract type.  The class deviation, by reference to a DOD Instruction, defines certain key terms including a major defense acquisition.

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Topics: Defense Contractors, Government Compliance Training, Cost-Type Contracts, DPAP

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