Avoid a Hefty Tax Bill with State Sales and Use Tax Exemptions on Government Contracts

Contractors need to understand the laws for applying state sales and use taxes to purchased goods and services on government contracts. It can be a costly mistake that eats away at your profit.

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Topics: Compliant Accounting Infrastructure, Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Small Business Compliance, Contracts & Subcontracts Administration, DFARS Business Systems, Government Regulations, Government Property Management, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

DCAA Publishes the 2024 Compensation Cap

Our friendly DCAA auditors have taken up the government requirement to calculate and publish annually the new compensation cap as provided for in Section 702 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (BBA; Pub. L. 113-67), dated December 26, 2013. The 2024 cap amount is $646,000. Below, we have provided the compensation caps going back to 2016.

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Topics: Employee & Contractor Compensation, Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), DCAA Audit Support, Government Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

The Incurred Cost Submission: Benefits of Outsourcing vs In-House Preparation

It’s that time of year to start thinking about the preparation of the incurred cost proposal if you are a Contractor with flexibly priced contracts. The incurred cost proposal is required for cost type, time, and material contracts subject to FAR 52.216-7, “Allowable Cost and Payment.” Cost type and time and material contracts have a cost-reimbursable element that needs to be trued up (i.e., final indirect rates), hence the reason for the incurred cost proposal. There are many subsections listed within the FAR clause 52.216-7(d), thus defining the required schedules for an adequate indirect cost rate proposal.  

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE)

DCAA Audit Programs Impacting Small Business


Starting back in 2021, DCAA issued updates to its audit programs supporting the audit of incurred cost. Here are a few interesting things we noted in the updates.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), DCAA Audit Support, Government Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

The Incurred Cost Submission: What are Schedules O and the Supplemental A’s?

What is the Incurred Cost Submission? What is Schedule O? What are the Supplemental A Schedules? This VLOG will briefly explain the Incurred Cost Submission, how to complete Schedules O and the Supplemental A Schedules, and the importance of those schedules.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Vlog

CEOs Need to Document That IR&D Projects Advance the Needs of DoD

DoD issued a DFARS Final Rule on Treatment of Incurred Independent Research and Development Costs (DFARS Case 2017-D019). The rule is effective January 31, 2023.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), DFARS Business Systems

The ASBCA Giveth and the Federal Circuit Taketh Away

In a saga which conjures up the phrase: “It ain’t over till it’s over” (quotation attributed to the late, great Yogi Berra), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Case 21-2304) in a decision dated 01-3-2023, reversed an ASBCA Decision (60091, et al), the latter having found Raytheon’s policies for tracking potentially unallowable Lobbying and Organization costs to be reasonable, thus allowable.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), DFARS Business Systems

The Incurred Cost Submission: Why are Schedules H and J Important?

Schedules H and J are some of the most important parts of the Incurred Cost Submission. This VLOG will briefly explain the Incurred Cost Submission, how to complete Schedules H and J, and the importance of each schedule.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Vlog

2023 Compensation Cap Update

Executive Compensation Limit for Government Contractors

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Topics: Employee & Contractor Compensation, Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), DCAA Audit Support, Government Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

The Court of Appeals Reverses The Armed Services Board in The Raytheon Case

Apparently, nothing the Board found was to the liking of the judges at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Case Number 21-2304, Secretary of Defense v. Raytheon Company, Raytheon Missile Systems, decided January 3, 2023. This was the appeal from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in Nos. 59435, 59436, 59437, 59438, 60056, 60057, 60058, 60059, 60060, and 60061.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Government Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)