GovCon Wednesdays – Estimated Read Time: 7 minutes In the world of government contracting, “payroll” and “reimbursements” are often lumped together because they both involve sending money to an employee. However, treating them the same way in your accounting system is a recipe for audit findings. For those using QuickBooks Online (QBO), handling reimbursements correctly is not just about convenience—it’s about protecting your indirect rates and maintaining an audit-ready labor distribution… Read More
Labor Distribution
Timekeeping & Labor Compliance Red Flags: What DCAA Looks For (and How to Prevent Findings)
GovCon Wednesdays Estimated Read Time: 5 minutes If you’ve been around GovCon long enough, you’ve heard it: timekeeping is the fastest way to fail an audit. That’s not because auditors expect perfection—it’s because labor is often the largest cost on Government contracts, and weak timekeeping controls create risk of labor mischarging. DCAA’s own contractor guidance emphasizes that your labor charging system must properly identify labor by cost objective and maintain controls and… Read More