This section addresses topics including, Types of Audits and Interacting with Auditors.
The DCAA and You
Frequently Asked Questions of Contractors to DCAA 1. The DCAA office code in my contract was left blank. How do I find out the DCAA DoDAAC (DoD Activity Address Code) office code that I should be submitting my provisional billing rates and interim vouchers to? Answer: If the DCAA DODAAC
The DCAA and You
Based on the report to congress - The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) issued almost 4,300 audit reports, examined $286.7 billion in contract costs from pricing proposals, incurred costs submissions, and special audits. DCAA identified over $9.9 billion in audit exceptions, and reported a net savings to
The DCAA and You
I get frequent calls from companies that never thought they would be audited or just did not expect an audit at the time. So what do you do when you get the call? Well first, don't panic. The government or your prime contractor is just following protocol to
The DCAA and You
INQUIRY: Paul, I have attended a couple of your classes thru the SBA here in San Antonio. We used your sample given to us on creating our G&A, it helped tremendously. At the present time DCAA is in the process of auditing our G&A and in
The DCAA and You
Are you a Prime or Subcontract doing business or hoping to do business with the government? Well, there are several important checklists you should have in your Tool Chest, alongside the tools we provide. There are others, but we must start somewhere. And they’re free! Really Free? Well, since
The DCAA and You
Audit Alert on Allowability of Lodging, Meals and Incidental Expenses under FAR 31.205-46, Travel Costs Added Notes by Paul Gunn: Understand that when an audit alert or similar notice is issued as an “Emphasis” on existing guidance, AND it is being issued directly to auditors, this typically means that
The DCAA and You
Update on Audit Guidance Regarding Unallowable Costs for Ineligible Dependent Health Care Benefit Costs. From the Director of Defense Pricing (DDP) to the Directors of DCAA and DCMA regarding unallowable costs for ineligible dependent health care benefits. The DDP memorandum states that costs incurred for ineligible dependent health care are
The DCAA and You
Are government accounting system requirements only applicable for Cost Reimbursement Type Contracts? This is a widely misunderstood concept. Many contractors feel that they do not have to worry about audits since they do not have any cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) type contracts. Others feel that since their contract(s)
The DCAA and You
For several years now, many contractors have objected to the DCAA requiring the use of the Incurred Cost Electronic (ICE) model to submit what the DCAA considered an adequate incurred cost submission (ICS). Those complaints can now be directed towards the FAR Councils because, in FAC 2005-52, effective June 11,
The DCAA and You
The term "Comp Time" is often overused and can mean different things to different people. When DCAA uses the term comp time, they are referring to the excess hours Most contractors follow total time accounting but even with total time accounting the contractor can institute a compensatory time
The DCAA and You
Total Time Accounting and Uncompensated Overtime - Are You Giving Away Hours? The following is an excerpt from an article I came across during one of my research sessions. I usually have a name or website to provide, but I don't on this one, except for the link
The DCAA and You
If you haven't already heard, let me bring you up to date on this "Revised Audit Threshold" issue and provide my humble input as to what I see the results may be. I also provided some summary comments for your thought. OVERVIEW: As part of the
