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It is hard to get a handle on federal cost-reimbursement contracts because of missing documentation and incomplete accounting, says a new GAO report Federal agencies spend about $136 billion in ...

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. This is the third article in a multi-part ...

Q: What is a Cost Transfer? A: A cost transfer is any movement of expenses to a sponsored project via a journal entry (other than those resulting from a certified effort report or the payroll system).

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Office of Management and Budget’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, chaired by the Office of Federal Procurement, published two proposed rules to eliminate more than ...

Running a business demands that you keep a pulse on the financial factors that affect net profits. Two of those factors are accounting costs and economic costs. Although the two terms sound similar ...

In an effort to create health care organizations that sustainably deliver high-quality, cost-effective care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are using innovative payment models to ...

The federal board that oversees Cost Accounting Standards released a final rule and a proposed rule aimed at stripping out overlapping requirements for government contractors. The move, led by the ...

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Managerial accounting is used by a company's managers to help in planning and implementing day-to-day operations. According to Accounting in Focus, managerial accounting is used in businesses such as ...