GovCon Intelligence

Holding a GSA Schedule creates accounting obligations beyond standard government contracting. Quarterly IFF payments, sales reporting, Transactional Data Reporting compliance, and Trade Agreements Act verification all require specific chart of accounts modifications and tracking systems most schedule holders build reactively.

Winning 8(a) certification is the starting line, not the finish. Your accounting system must satisfy both SBA continuing eligibility requirements and DCAA contract compliance simultaneously. A CPA-managed guide to the six financial obligations most 8(a) contractors discover too late.

AI-powered compliance tools now handle transaction classification, bank reconciliation, and indirect rate monitoring for government contractors. DCAA has issued no guidance on AI in contractor accounting, and the contractor bears full responsibility for every automated decision. Amerifusion Bookkeeping breaks down the tools, the risks, and where CPA judgment remains non-negotiable.

Government-furnished property creates accounting obligations most contractors overlook until the closeout audit. FAR Part 45 requires property records, physical inventories, disposition plans, and loss reporting from the day the government ships the first item. A CPA-managed guide to getting the books right.

The government pays interest when it pays late. Most contractors never claim it. The Prompt Payment Act gives contractors an automatic right to interest penalties on overdue invoices, but invoice errors and missed deadlines leave millions uncollected every year.

DCAA questioned billions in contractor costs last fiscal year. The same ten findings drive the majority of those questioned costs. Every one of them is preventable with the right accounting controls in place before the auditor arrives.

DOGE terminated over 13,000 federal contracts in 2025, according to federal procurement tracking data. The contract cancellation itself is rarely what kills a small GovCon firm. The indirect rate spiral that follows is.

Choosing a GovCon bookkeeping provider? 10 questions to ask before signing. CPA-managed DCAA compliance guidance from Amerifusion Bookkeeping.

How to conduct and document a compensation reasonableness study under FAR 31.205-6. Covers the $695,000 cap for 2026, salary survey sources, the fringe benefit trap, owner compensation rules, and bonus documentation requirements.

A phased 90-day DCAA audit preparation playbook covering self-assessment, remediation, and readiness testing. Includes the first test auditors run, voluntary deletion strategy, and audit-type-specific preparation priorities.