Financial Forum October 10: CAS Overview and Best Practices

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Summary

This webinar will focus on the Cost Accounting Standards, including a discussion regarding their application, certain exceptions, and CAS Disclosure Statements and cost impact assessments. We will then discuss key updates, such as the establishment of the Defense CAS Board and Congress' focus on ensuring the CAS align with GAAP, as well as cases dealing with CAS-related issues. Lastly, we will highlight common compliance issues and best practices.

Topics & Dates

A CAN'T MISS LIVE MONTHLY UPDATE AND OPPORTUNITY TO "ASK THE EXPERTS." Join the professionals from Dentons' Government Contracts Practice for a webinar series providing practical advice regarding government contracts cost accounting compliance issues, discussing cost and pricing trends and detailing contractor best practices. Both contractor and government practitioners will benefit from this informative and exciting webinar series.

Financial Forum Webinar Series (to register for the 2017 series, click here)

Second Tuesday of the month

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)

January 10: Subcontract and Vendor Cost Allowability and Related Issues

February 14: Final Indirect Cost Rate Proposals: Auditor Focus Areas, Trends and Best Practices

March 14: Selected FAR Cost Principles Part 1: Compensation, Legal, Consulting, Organization, Restructuring and Tangible and Intangible Capital Asset Costs

April 11: Selected FAR Cost Principles Part 2: IR&D, B&P, Selling, Advertising, Public Relations Costs and Other Business Development Costs

May 9: Cost Estimating and Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Requirements

June 13: Cost Reasonableness and Travel and Relocation Cost Allowability

September 12: Managing Internal Investigations into Accounting Matters: Mandatory Disclosures

October 10: CAS Overview and Best Practices

November 14: Termination Cost Recovery

*topics are subject to change*

Continuing Education Credits

CLP
1.0 credit per session; 9 credits for entire series

CPE (Finance)
1.0 credit per session; 10.5 credits for entire series

CLE
1.0 credit per session; 9.00 credits for entire series for AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, HI, ME, MT, NJ, NY, ND, OR, PA, VA, WI (if you need CLE for a state not listed, call us.)

CEU
0.1 credit per session; 0.9 credits for entire series

PDU

This course can be submitted to Project Management Institute (PMI) for PDU. Upon their approval, it may be worth 1 PDU credit per session; 9.00 PDU credits for entire series