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There are certain expenses that a business incurs that the federal government does not reimburse. While these costs may be legitimate business expenses, the federal government may disallow a cost which means it cannot be reimbursed using the incurred costs rates calculated to reimburse costs for cost contracts. These costs may be considered unreasonable, or not is support of the government mission. MORE
For small businesses working to attain contracts through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, the first phase of the project is typically a firm fixed price (FFP) contract. MORE
Nearly all businesses have some kind of fixed assets. A fixed asset is something purchased or assembled that is intended for long-term use. It is not a liquid asset and cannot be converted quickly to cash. The useful life, or amount of time the asset should be useful to the company, must be greater than one year and be greater than the established corporate limit. Most companies set a threshold in their accounting policies to avoid wasted time and effort on immaterial or low cost items. MORE
These are very important questions whether a company has government contracts or not. The purchasing documentation and process helps keeps track of items to be charged but how does it all work?Who Who approves what money is spent in your company? What proof do you have that a purchase was approved? What project, if any, will this purchase be charged? Did you get the best value or price? Some companies have one person that handles all purchasing to ensure a centralized responsibility. MORE
These are very important questions whether a company has government contracts or not. The purchasing documentation and process helps keeps track of items to be charged but how does it all work?Who Who approves what money is spent in your company? What proof do you have that a purchase was approved? What project, if any, will this purchase be charged? Did you get the best value or price? Some companies have one person that handles all purchasing to ensure a centralized responsibility. MORE
When a small business enters the world of government contracting, the risk associated with maintaining supporting documentation increases significantly. In addition, government contracts will not reimburse alcohol, so the itemized receipt is needed to show what was bought and alcohol must be recorded separately. Since many government contracts reimburse labor, timecards are the area where fraud can be most prevalent. MORE
When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars. Written policies and procedures are a core part of business management, regardless of government contracts. Policies and procedures are a formalized way of defining how a company chooses to run their business. MORE
Nearly all businesses have some kind of fixed assets. A fixed asset is something purchased or assembled that is intended for long-term use. It is not a liquid asset and cannot be converted quickly to cash. The useful life, or amount of time the asset should be useful to the company, must be greater than one year and be greater than the established corporate limit. Most companies set a threshold in their accounting policies to avoid wasted time and effort on immaterial or low cost items. MORE
When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars. Written policies and procedures are a core part of business management, regardless of government contracts. Policies and procedures are a formalized way of defining how a company chooses to run their business. MORE
Government pandemic aid helped bankruptcy filings hit a 35-year low in 2020, according to legal service firm Epiq. However, Epiq officials said in the release that recent government financial aid will help those numbers. MORE
Government contractors have an even harder and more dire concern when it comes to cost plus contracts. Large variances between the budget and actual expenses can result in money owed to the contractor, or worse, money owed back to the government. Budgets are an internal control that can be useful in avoiding fraud, waste, and abuse which is important at all times, but under even more scrutiny when government (taxpayer) dollars are spent. MORE
When a small business enters the world of government contracting, the risk associated with maintaining supporting documentation increases significantly. In addition, government contracts will not reimburse alcohol, so the itemized receipt is needed to show what was bought and alcohol must be recorded separately. Since many government contracts reimburse labor, timecards are the area where fraud can be most prevalent. MORE
If you are submitting proposals for a government contract, the government prefers the accrual basis of accounting because it gives a more accurate picture of the company’s profit or loss. MORE
Government agencies can struggle to move funds to waiting recipients with the necessary speed. We need to push the government to do more to reach those places where neither of those is an option.”. MORE
With suppliers worried about the financial risk that late payments pose, governments are implementing regulations to ensure prompt payments as software companies are building software to help firms chase invoices. MORE
Many small business government contractors are exempt from complying with cost accounting standards (CAS) and defined by the code of federal regulations (CFR). MORE
There are certain expenses that a business incurs that the federal government does not reimburse. These costs may be considered unreasonable, or not is support of the government mission. MORE
A new piece of legislation would require some companies to inform the federal government if they’ve become the victim of a cyberattack. MORE
Government contractors have an even harder and more dire concern when it comes to cost plus contracts. Large variances between the budget and actual expenses can result in money owed to the contractor, or worse, money owed back to the government. Budgets are an internal control that can be useful in avoiding fraud, waste, and abuse which is important at all times, but under even more scrutiny when government (taxpayer) dollars are spent. MORE
These programs are offered by the government to encourage innovation with the potential for commercialization. These programs often result in technology or products that begin with government use and then become commercial items. MORE
Input Output (IOHK), the company behind the Cardano cryptocurrency, plans to build a national ID blockchain system in Ethiopia. MORE
As local- and state-level government entities continue to run, it’s not business as usual for the public sector — particularly in the way these entities make and receive payments. Business-To-Government Payments. MORE
Microsoft said this week that the group behind the cyberattacks on SolarWinds customers last year has turned its focus on government agencies, think tanks and NGOs. MORE
The Federal Government must improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors,” reads the Monday (May 17) order. As part of those efforts, “minimum standards” for testing software code used by government agencies would be developed. MORE
If you are submitting proposals for a government contract, the government prefers the accrual basis of accounting because it gives a more accurate picture of the company’s profit or loss. MORE
The tie-up means Gainde’s e-government solutions are now paired with Cellulant’s payments solutions. MORE
Today, we want to share some breaking news with you regarding government contracts. According to the SBA , the federal government just handed out over $145 billion dollars in government contracts for small businesses. For example, in 2020 the government spent over $6.5 MORE
Quality management and accounting systems go hand in hand, especially when it comes to managing government contracts. MORE
There is no shortage of headlines about the partial government shutdown that is now on its 27th day, and no shortage of articles speculating how long it will go on, what will be affected and (most often) what it will take to finally bring it to an end. While that can — and hopefully will — change any day now, the reality is that the longer the government remains partially closed for business, the longer 800,000 federal workers hit by the shutdown will not be receiving paychecks. MORE
government is enlisting Uber and Lyft to help provide transportation services for public agencies and employees, Reuters reports. The deal is worth up to $810 million and will be able to assist over 4 million employees of the government nationwide. The U.S. MORE
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Indirect rates are not exclusive to government contractors. Government contractors are required to do the same in order to determine the full cost associated with a contract and be reimbursed that full cost amount. The contractor now owes the government back $37,500. MORE
Ma isn't the only Chinese billionaire losing money due to government policies. MORE
Jamie Dimon , chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase , said he believes that it’s time for cryptocurrency oversight and told the Investment Company Institute (ICI) that a managerial framework should be instituted, etf.com reported. MORE
It’s no different than what’s happening across corporate America , in government offices and with professional sports teams — as well as at the 2020 Winter Olympics in Tokyo. Not even Hollywood magic is enough to keep the COVID-19 pandemic from shutting down TV and movie sets. MORE
Ma, who through Alibaba and other ventures became the wealthiest man in China, for years maintained a positive relationship with government authorities, but those relations have appeared to observers as strained of late. MORE
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning high-risk groups that there has been a surge in activity by government-backed hacking campaigns, up 33% so far this year over the same time period in 2020, according to a blog post. MORE
Indirect rates are not exclusive to government contractors. Government contractors are required to do the same in order to determine the full cost associated with a contract and be reimbursed that full cost amount. The contractor now owes the government back $37,500. MORE
Quality management and accounting systems go hand in hand, especially when it comes to managing government contracts. When operating a small business, sometimes it is easy to avoid administrative tasks that seem unnecessary for a business of your size, such as implementing a total quality management plan. Though it may feel excessive in the beginning, that is exactly when you want to start! It is much easier to build a program as you grow rather than try to implement one later. MORE
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These programs are offered by the government to encourage innovation with the potential for commercialization. These programs often result in technology or products that begin with government use and then become commercial items.
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OCTOBER 21, 2020
There are certain expenses that a business incurs that the federal government does not reimburse. These costs may be considered unreasonable, or not is support of the government mission.
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Government contractors have an even harder and more dire concern when it comes to cost plus contracts. Large variances between the budget and actual expenses can result in money owed to the contractor, or worse, money owed back to the government. Budgets are an internal control that can be useful in avoiding fraud, waste, and abuse which is important at all times, but under even more scrutiny when government (taxpayer) dollars are spent.
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When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars. Written policies and procedures are a core part of business management, regardless of government contracts. Policies and procedures are a formalized way of defining how a company chooses to run their business.
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Quality management and accounting systems go hand in hand, especially when it comes to managing government contracts.
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If you are submitting proposals for a government contract, the government prefers the accrual basis of accounting because it gives a more accurate picture of the company’s profit or loss.
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Nearly all businesses have some kind of fixed assets. A fixed asset is something purchased or assembled that is intended for long-term use. It is not a liquid asset and cannot be converted quickly to cash. The useful life, or amount of time the asset should be useful to the company, must be greater than one year and be greater than the established corporate limit. Most companies set a threshold in their accounting policies to avoid wasted time and effort on immaterial or low cost items.
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For small businesses working to attain contracts through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, the first phase of the project is typically a firm fixed price (FFP) contract.
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JULY 21, 2021
A new piece of legislation would require some companies to inform the federal government if they’ve become the victim of a cyberattack.
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Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning high-risk groups that there has been a surge in activity by government-backed hacking campaigns, up 33% so far this year over the same time period in 2020, according to a blog post.
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There are certain expenses that a business incurs that the federal government does not reimburse. While these costs may be legitimate business expenses, the federal government may disallow a cost which means it cannot be reimbursed using the incurred costs rates calculated to reimburse costs for cost contracts. These costs may be considered unreasonable, or not is support of the government mission.
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Jamie Dimon , chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase , said he believes that it’s time for cryptocurrency oversight and told the Investment Company Institute (ICI) that a managerial framework should be instituted, etf.com reported.
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Government agencies can struggle to move funds to waiting recipients with the necessary speed. We need to push the government to do more to reach those places where neither of those is an option.”.
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JULY 29, 2020
Government contractors have an even harder and more dire concern when it comes to cost plus contracts. Large variances between the budget and actual expenses can result in money owed to the contractor, or worse, money owed back to the government. Budgets are an internal control that can be useful in avoiding fraud, waste, and abuse which is important at all times, but under even more scrutiny when government (taxpayer) dollars are spent.
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AUGUST 12, 2020
When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars. Written policies and procedures are a core part of business management, regardless of government contracts. Policies and procedures are a formalized way of defining how a company chooses to run their business.
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These are very important questions whether a company has government contracts or not. The purchasing documentation and process helps keeps track of items to be charged but how does it all work?Who Who approves what money is spent in your company? What proof do you have that a purchase was approved? What project, if any, will this purchase be charged? Did you get the best value or price? Some companies have one person that handles all purchasing to ensure a centralized responsibility.
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
These are very important questions whether a company has government contracts or not. The purchasing documentation and process helps keeps track of items to be charged but how does it all work?Who Who approves what money is spent in your company? What proof do you have that a purchase was approved? What project, if any, will this purchase be charged? Did you get the best value or price? Some companies have one person that handles all purchasing to ensure a centralized responsibility.
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AUGUST 20, 2021
Input Output (IOHK), the company behind the Cardano cryptocurrency, plans to build a national ID blockchain system in Ethiopia.
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NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Indirect rates are not exclusive to government contractors. Government contractors are required to do the same in order to determine the full cost associated with a contract and be reimbursed that full cost amount. The contractor now owes the government back $37,500.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Nearly all businesses have some kind of fixed assets. A fixed asset is something purchased or assembled that is intended for long-term use. It is not a liquid asset and cannot be converted quickly to cash. The useful life, or amount of time the asset should be useful to the company, must be greater than one year and be greater than the established corporate limit. Most companies set a threshold in their accounting policies to avoid wasted time and effort on immaterial or low cost items.
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As local- and state-level government entities continue to run, it’s not business as usual for the public sector — particularly in the way these entities make and receive payments. Business-To-Government Payments.
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MAY 28, 2021
Microsoft said this week that the group behind the cyberattacks on SolarWinds customers last year has turned its focus on government agencies, think tanks and NGOs.
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JULY 14, 2020
If you are submitting proposals for a government contract, the government prefers the accrual basis of accounting because it gives a more accurate picture of the company’s profit or loss.
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JANUARY 5, 2021
Government pandemic aid helped bankruptcy filings hit a 35-year low in 2020, according to legal service firm Epiq. However, Epiq officials said in the release that recent government financial aid will help those numbers.
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government is enlisting Uber and Lyft to help provide transportation services for public agencies and employees, Reuters reports. The deal is worth up to $810 million and will be able to assist over 4 million employees of the government nationwide. The U.S.
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Today, we want to share some breaking news with you regarding government contracts. According to the SBA , the federal government just handed out over $145 billion dollars in government contracts for small businesses. For example, in 2020 the government spent over $6.5
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The tie-up means Gainde’s e-government solutions are now paired with Cellulant’s payments solutions.
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DECEMBER 20, 2020
Ma, who through Alibaba and other ventures became the wealthiest man in China, for years maintained a positive relationship with government authorities, but those relations have appeared to observers as strained of late.
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AUGUST 9, 2021
Ma isn't the only Chinese billionaire losing money due to government policies.
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JULY 6, 2021
With suppliers worried about the financial risk that late payments pose, governments are implementing regulations to ensure prompt payments as software companies are building software to help firms chase invoices.
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JANUARY 18, 2019
There is no shortage of headlines about the partial government shutdown that is now on its 27th day, and no shortage of articles speculating how long it will go on, what will be affected and (most often) what it will take to finally bring it to an end. While that can — and hopefully will — change any day now, the reality is that the longer the government remains partially closed for business, the longer 800,000 federal workers hit by the shutdown will not be receiving paychecks.
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JULY 29, 2021
It’s no different than what’s happening across corporate America , in government offices and with professional sports teams — as well as at the 2020 Winter Olympics in Tokyo. Not even Hollywood magic is enough to keep the COVID-19 pandemic from shutting down TV and movie sets.
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MAY 18, 2021
The Federal Government must improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors,” reads the Monday (May 17) order. As part of those efforts, “minimum standards” for testing software code used by government agencies would be developed.
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NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Quality management and accounting systems go hand in hand, especially when it comes to managing government contracts. When operating a small business, sometimes it is easy to avoid administrative tasks that seem unnecessary for a business of your size, such as implementing a total quality management plan. Though it may feel excessive in the beginning, that is exactly when you want to start! It is much easier to build a program as you grow rather than try to implement one later.
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JULY 12, 2020
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AUGUST 26, 2020
When a small business enters the world of government contracting, the risk associated with maintaining supporting documentation increases significantly. In addition, government contracts will not reimburse alcohol, so the itemized receipt is needed to show what was bought and alcohol must be recorded separately. Since many government contracts reimburse labor, timecards are the area where fraud can be most prevalent.
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AUGUST 26, 2020
When a small business enters the world of government contracting, the risk associated with maintaining supporting documentation increases significantly. In addition, government contracts will not reimburse alcohol, so the itemized receipt is needed to show what was bought and alcohol must be recorded separately. Since many government contracts reimburse labor, timecards are the area where fraud can be most prevalent.
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