Government work imposes structure that commercial books don't. Direct and indirect costs have to be segregated at the transaction level. Labor has to be captured daily, by contract, with an approval trail behind it. Unallowable costs have to be identified and excluded before they reach a rate calculation, not after. Most contractors find the gap during a pre-award accounting system review or an incurred cost submission, when fixing it is slow and expensive. We keep the books structured for compliance from the start, so your rates are defensible and your records are ready.
The numbers that matter for government contractors
- Direct, fringe, overhead, and G&A cost segregation
- Indirect rates tracked against your provisional billing rates
- Cost and margin by contract, not just company-wide profit
- Unallowable costs identified and excluded under FAR 31.205
- Cash timing against government payment cycles
Two ways we help government contractors:
Bookkeeping gets your books clean, compliant, and costed by contract. Controller services turn those numbers into the decisions above.
Talk about your contractsCommon questions
Do you set books up for DCAA compliance?
Yes. We structure your chart of accounts to segregate direct and indirect costs, maintain the pools your rate calculations depend on, and keep the documentation trail an accounting system review looks for.
Can you handle cost-reimbursable and T&M contracts?
Yes. Cost accumulation and billing differ by contract type. We set your books up so firm-fixed-price, T&M, and cost-reimbursable work each report correctly instead of getting averaged together.
What about timekeeping?
Timekeeping is where most contractors are exposed. We help put daily entry, supervisor approval, and change documentation in place so labor cost is tied to the right contract with a trail behind it.