FAR & CAS Compliance

FAR and CAS Compliance

The federal procurement process has come under attack with ever increasing public outcries of fraud and waste. Congressional actions have resulted in accelerated oversight of contractor cost performance.

We handle the overabundance of government accounting regulations and requirements. Our firm’s experienced professionals are versed in the procurement requirements pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS).

The Standards

The original CASB adopted 19 standards, numbered 401 through 420 (419 was never assigned). The new CASB readopted the original 19 standards with only minor modifications, and has yet to adopt any new standards

Standards

401             Consistency in Estimating, Accumulating and Reporting Cos
402             Consistency in Allocating Costs Incurred for the Same Purpose
403             Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments
405             Accounting for Unallowable Costs
406             Cost Accounting Period
407             Use of Standard Costs for Direct Material and Direct Labor
408             Accounting for Costs of Compensated Personal Absence
409             Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets
410             Allocation of Business Unit General and Administrative Expenses to Final Cost Objectives
411             Accounting for Acquisition Costs of Material
412             Composition and Measurement of Pension Costs
413             Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost
414             Cost of Money as an Element of the Cost of Facilities Capital
415             Accounting for the Cost of Deferred Compensation
416             Accounting for Insurance Cost
417             Cost of Money as an Element of the Cost of Capital Assets Under Construction
418             Allocation of Direct and Indirect Costs
419             unused
420             Accounting for Independent Research and Development Costs and Bid and Proposal Costs (IR&D and B&P)