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Jurisdiction to Tax Income Earned in a Foreign Country

If a U.S. company performs a contract, provides services or does some type of work directly in a foreign country…

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Tool Reimbursement Plans – Considerations for Contractors

Tool reimbursement plans are typically seen in service contractors, home builders, or other businesses that require employees to use and…

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SBA Increases Size Standards in 3 NAICS Sectors; 18,600 Additional Businesses Qualify As Small

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued three final rules in the Federal Register, effective Oct. 24, 2012, increasing size…

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Affordable Care Act-Required MLR Rebates Have Started to Arrive

As a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some employers that sponsor group health plans have begun receiving Medical…

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Government Contractors’ Accounting System Risks and Internal Controls

Allowing unauthorized access into your accounting system could lead to a manipulation of your accounting data or even fraud.  Unauthorized…

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IRS Proposal to Clarify Treatment of Expense Reimbursements Should be Considered by Construction Contractors

Summary of Proposed Regulation: On August 1, 2012, the IRS released a proposed rule to clarify the limitations applied to…

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New GSA Schedule 70 Requirement: One UPC Code Per SIN

GSA recently released a refresh to the IT Schedule Solicitation that contains new requirements regarding Universal Product Codes (UPC).  Products…

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Deduction vs. Capitalization of Tangible Property Costs: What Contractors Need to Know About the New Temporary Regulations

In late December 2011, the IRS issued temporary regulations that provide guidance on expensing versus capitalizing amounts paid to acquire,…

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International Tax Series: Be Aware of the Form 8858 Filing Requirement if a U.S. Person Owns a Foreign Disregarded Entity

The Form 8858 is required to be filed if a U.S. person owns 100% of a foreign eligible entity that…

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International Tax Series: Are You a U.S. Shareholder in a Controlled Foreign Corporation? The Basics to Know about Subpart F

A controlled foreign corporation (CFC) is a foreign corporation of which more than 50% of the vote or value of…

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GSA Tools to Help You Succeed with Your New GSA Schedule Contract!

GSA is investing in providing training tools to GSA Schedule contractors to better prepare new vendors for successful business partnerships…

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Retirement Plan Fiduciaries Responsibilities

At a glance The main takeaway: To avoid risk and comply with ERISA standards, plan sponsors should stay abreast of…

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The “FICA Tip Credit” Equals Major Tax Savings for Restaurant Owners

If you are a restaurant owner and you have employees that receive tips from customers on a regular basis, you…

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New Acronym Alert: PCC (Private Company Council) established to define GAAP for private companies

On May 23, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) voted to create the Private Company Council (PCC), whose main purpose will…

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International Tax Series: Be Aware of the Form 5471 Filing Requirement if a U.S. Person Owns Stock in a Foreign Corporation

The Form 5471 may need to be filed if a U.S. person owns an interest in a foreign corporation.  A…

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Proposed Lease Accounting Changes May Negatively Impact Financial Ratios of Government Contractors

Government contractors should be sensitive to the changes that are happening with leases as these changes will increase the complexity…

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International Tax Series: Know the Basics of Entity Classification and Check-the-Box when Forming or Acquiring a Foreign Company

A U.S. person who plans to form or acquire an ownership interest in a foreign company should be aware of…

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Attention NAVSEA Service Contractors: Beware of New Tripwires!

NAVSEA has issued new approval requirements for numerous contracting actions associated with service contracts. Among other ramifications, these new “tripwires”…

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Maryland Increases Personal Income Tax Rates

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has just signed legislation that, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2011, increases personal…

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit for Tax-Exempt Nonprofits

Recent changes to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) have made incentives for hiring eligible veterans available to tax-exempt nonprofit…

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Approval of Journal Entries (avoiding management letter comments, part 6)

One part of a good system of internal controls is having all general journal entries reviewed.  This is also a…

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Recent DCAA Guidance (MRD) Part 2: New DCAA Audit Guidance on the Business Systems Rule

On March 28, 2012 the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) issued Memorandum for Regional Directors (MRD) related to revising audit…

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Social Security Numbers on Form 990 = Identity Theft Risk

A recent study published by Identity Finder, a security and privacy software company, revealed that nearly half a million social…

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NIH/USAID Contractors Feel the Impact of Contractor Employee Salary Caps

The National Institutes of Health has lowered the salary cap for government contractor employees from $199,700 to $179,700 for contracts…

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Employee or Independent Contractor? That’s the Question in California and Everywhere Else

A business owner’s hiring of a worker as an employee has real costs beyond the wages paid to the employee….

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Erroneous 990 Penalty Notices

The Journal of Accountancy is reporting that some tax-exempt organizations have received penalty notices for late filings even though they…

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Simple Ways to Create Segregation of Duties (and Avoid a Management Letter Comment)

There are four categories of potential management letter comments: material weakness, significant deficiency, control deficiency and “other comment.” We want…

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Section 83(b) Election: Standardization Realized

What is it? What’s new? And how do you make it work for you? By Mitchell Kopelman, partner-in-charge of Tax,…

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AIA Architecture Billing Index Led By Commercial Construction

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has now seen 4 consecutive months of scores…

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What the (bleep) does Escheat mean? (what you need to know about unclaimed property)

Escheat is defined as a state’s rights to claim the title for unclaimed property. Before you dismiss this as N/A…

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EITF 12-B: Interpreted As Dramatic Narrative

Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) – Issue 12-B has the same dynamic tension as the narrative in The Hunger Games…

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AIA Architecture Billing Index Turns Negative in April

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has turned negative for the first time in…

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“Temporarily Restricted” is a Binding Legal Concept (Garth Brooks v. Oklahoma Hospital)

As highlighted in Garth Brooks’s lawsuit against the Oklahoma hospital, a donor’s restrictions are a legally binding agreement. On January…

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AIA Architecture Billing Index Continues Positive Trend

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has seen 3 consecutive months of positive scores…

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Over-stated Value of Donated Medicine Gets Charity in Big Trouble with the IRS

In an IRS report that Forbes qualifies as “blistering”, Food for the Hungry, an Arizona based nonprofit, is accused of…

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Final FAPIIS Rule Adds Protection for Contractors

The final regulations implementing the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) has now been issued.  FAPIIS is a…

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AICPA Opposed to Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation

The PCAOB released a proposal requiring mandatory rotation of audit firms (as opposed to just audit partners) for public companies…

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Do You Know the 18 Criteria for an “Adequate” Accounting System?

Here is a quick overview: DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration The Contractor shall establish and maintain an acceptable accounting system….

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Good Reasons to Scrutinize Expense Reimbursements

Accounting Today has a slide-show of the most unusual items submitted on employee expense reports. The cojones of people to…

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Cost Accounting Standards Pension Harmonization

Cost Accounting Standard (“CAS”) 412, Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost and CAS 413, Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost,…

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GAO Report on DCAA Access to Company Internal Audit Reports

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report on December 8, 2011 titled “DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDITS: Actions Needed to Improve…

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HUBZone Concerns Lose Program Eligibility As Many Qualified HUBZone Areas Expire

In October 2011, the Census Bureau released data from the 2010 Decennial Census that may immediately impact the HUBZone eligibility…

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ACP advises Project Management Services, Inc. (PMSI) on its sale to KS International, a portfolio company of D.C. Capital Partners

Washington, DC – September 8, 2011 – KS International, LLC (“KSI”), a DC Capital Partners, LLC portfolio company, announced today…

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ABC Suggests Several Changes on the 3% Withholding Tax

The 3% Withholding Tax is a proposed tax that will be levied against all payments for goods or services from…

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AIA Architecture Billing Index Continues to Slide Downward

For the third consecutive month the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Billing Index (ABI) decreased.  This trend is concerning…

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501(c)(4) Lobbying and Political Activity Puts Donors On the Hook

The IRS is leaping into the political fray by notifying donors that their contributions to 501(c)(4)’s may be retroactively subject…

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What You Need to Know About 457 Plans

Does your organization have a 457 eligible deferred compensation plan?  Are you recognizing unrealized gains and loss for the change…

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Talking about Financing Options for Nonprofits

We spoke with Kevin Quinn of the Wye River Group about financing options for nonprofits. Based in Annapolis, Maryland, Wye…

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