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QuickBooks DCAA Compliance Setup for Government Contracts (2026)

Step-by-step configuration guide: Chart of Accounts structure for DCAA, labor distribution setup, timekeeping integration, indirect rate pools (Fringe, Overhead, G&A), and audit trail requirements. Everything QuickBooks doesn't do out of the box.

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How to Calculate Indirect Cost Rates for Government Contracts

Step-by-step formulas for fringe, overhead, and G&A rates with a worked example. What DCAA auditors check, common QuickBooks mistakes, and how to automate the whole process.

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DCAA Compliance Checklist for Small Government Contractors (2026)

The 7 areas DCAA auditors actually examine: timekeeping, cost segregation, indirect cost pools, unallowable costs, rate consistency, incurred cost submissions, and monthly rate monitoring. With the SF 1408 criteria most commonly failed by small firms.

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DCAA Labor Allocation in QuickBooks: Step-by-Step (2026)

QuickBooks native labor distribution doesn't meet DCAA requirements. Here's how to set up compliant cost pools in QBO, avoid the most common audit findings, and automate the 40-hour monthly allocation process.

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Wrap Rate Calculator: Complete Guide for GovCon Proposals

What wrap rates actually are, how to calculate them manually, the mistakes that get proposals disqualified, and how to automate the whole thing in QuickBooks for $79/mo.

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