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Cost Accounting Standard Considerations for a Growing GovCon

Cherry Bekaert

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Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Series: Implications When Acquiring Companies

Cherry Bekaert

In the third episode of Cherry Bekaert’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) podcast series, Brendan Halloran , a Director with Cherry Bekaert Advisory, is joined by Jeffery Annessa , a Senior Manager in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contractor Industry practice, to discuss CAS implications during mergers and acquisitions.

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Cost Accounting Standards—General Dollar Magnitude vs. Detailed Cost Impacts

Cherry Bekaert

In the fourth episode of Cherry Bekaert’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) podcast series, Brendan Halloran , a Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice, is joined by Jeff Annessa , a Senior Manager in the Firm’s Government Contracting practice.

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CPA Exam Tip: Don’t Choose TCP Just Because It Has an Insanely High Pass Rate Right Now

Going Concern

This afternoon NASBA held a webinar on how to choose a CPA exam discipline and in case you couldn’t or refused to attend, I’ll have more on that later. And contains cost accounting which so many people struggle with. In the webinar, Joe added that he thinks TCP pass rates will go down over time as things normalize.

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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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Understanding the FAQs Related to Overhead Rate Audits for Growing A&E Firms

Cherry Bekaert

To be more specific, the FAR overhead rate is the ratio of allowable indirect costs to total allocable direct labor costs based upon provisions set by the FAR and Cost Accounting Standards. A: A FAR overhead rate is the percentage of general expenses that A&E firms can bill to contracted government agencies.

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