Cost Allowability (FAR 31)

This section will address the areas of cost and pricing with respect to allowable and unallowable costs and will cover topics but not limited to: 

- Cost Principles and Selected Areas of Cost, 
- Applicability of CAS (Cost Accounting Standards)
- and more...

Tracking Cost Versus Developing Pricing for Bids - (Client paid $1,500 for this)
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Professional & Consultant Fees - Allowable?
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Applying G&A on Subcontract Cost - T&M Effort
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Audit Alert - Allowability of Lodging, M&IE - FAR 31.205-46
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Ineligible Dependent Health Care Benefit Costs
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Impact on Labor of Declared Holiday by Executive Order
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Employee vs 1099 - Some Cost & Pricing Issues To Consider
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Development of direct labor bases and impact of overtime premium.
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Screening for Unallowable Cost - Protect Yourself
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8(a) New Business Development Agent or Commission Fees - Know the new guideline under 13 CFR 124.4
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Limits on A&E Overhead Rates - Are There Any?
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Adding Markup on Direct Travel - What is Reasonable?
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Revised ASSHTO Guidelines for Compensation/Bonus
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Adding Indirect Costs and Profit/Fee to Direct Travel - Allowable?
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Intra-company Transfers and Pyramiding of Cost and Profit
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Line of Credit - Payback in Full or Monthly Payments?
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Exempt, Salaried, Direct Labor - Can you bill more than 40 hours for these people?
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Facility Security Officer (FSO) - Overhead or G&A
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Keyperson Insurance: Allowable?
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Bid and Proposal (B&P) Labor Tracking and Splitting Unallowables between OH and G&A
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Government Purchase Cards
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