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Overview of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) for Government Contractors

Cherry Bekaert

Among those regulations are the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), which are one of the most common challenges faced by emerging government contractors. Moreover, some of the cost principles in FAR Part 31 incorporate specific standards. Table of Contents: What Are Cost Accounting Standards? Why Does CAS Exist?

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First Glimpse of 2025 Projected Salary Ranges For Public Accounting

CPA Practice

’Tis the season for staffing firms to release their salary prognostications for various accounting and finance roles for the upcoming year, and one of the first for 2025 comes from Atrium. The staffing and recruiting firm recently put out its 2025 Salary Guide , which includes a section for finance and accounting.

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The Impact of AI on the Accounting Profession

CPA Practice

Cost accounting and inventory management: This includes standard cost systems, activity-based costing, and cost-volume-profit analysis, among others. It’s essential for companies to effectively manage their inventory costs and control the manufacturing process. Here’s what it came up with.

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Specializing an Accounting Business: What and How?

PANALITIX

Corporate Finance. Commercial Finance. Cost Accounting. To analyze and report (usually to management who may or may not be ‘financially literate’) on financial transactions that impact business performance. To enable transactions through capital raisings, feasibility analysis and other advice to increase business value.

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Accountant Vs. Controller: What's the difference?

Basis 365

What is an accountant? Non-controller accountants generally perform more straightforward accounting tasks than controllers. These responsibilities include internal reports, cost accounting, tax auditing, and cost accounting.

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Gaining More Value with Virtual Accounting

AccountingDepartment

Good CPAs are valuable to any business, but they only handle part of your accounting needs. Business owners and executives need to know the state of their finances at all times. With outsourced accounting services, your data is kept up to date in real-time.

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Researchers Shockingly Discover That If You Pay Low Level Grunts More, They Do Better Financial Reporting

Going Concern

financial accountants, cost accountants, internal auditors, and other accounting and finance employees) that have more direct access to, and more frequent involvement with, their company’s accounting and control processes than their superiors.

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