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You’ve put in the work and the research necessary to be sure you’re working with a reliable firm that understands your organization’s needs. You know what you’ll be receiving from them and can rest assured that everything is taken care of. To start your research, you may choose to conduct an initial Google search, ask your accounting firm for recommendations, or collect referrals from other nonprofits. The next step will describe the process by which you can narrow your selections according to your organization’s needs and budget. The National Council of Nonprofits has created this Nonprofit Audit Guide© to provide charitable nonprofits with the tools they need to make informed decisions about independent audits.
The non-Federal entity must justify and document these conditions on a case-by-case basis in order for the use of first-class or business-class airfare to be allowable in such cases. Termination of a Federal award generally gives rise to the incurrence of costs, or the need for special treatment of costs, which would not have arisen had the Federal award not been terminated. They are to be used in conjunction with the other provisions of this part in termination situations. (4) The continuing costs of ownership (for up to six months) of the vacant former home after the settlement or lease date of the employee’s new permanent home, such as maintenance of buildings and grounds (exclusive of fixing-up expenses), utilities, taxes, and property insurance. (2) The costs of finding a new home, such as advance trips by employees and spouses to locate living quarters and temporary lodging during the transition period, up to maximum period of 30 calendar days.
Subpart E—Cost Principles
The Agreement Officer (AO) decides any dispute between the organization as defined in 2 CFR 200.86, and USAID arising under an assistance award. The AO’s law firm bookkeeping decision is final unless the recipient appeals the decision. An audit starts with the initial contact and continues until a closing letter is issued.
- (i) In those instances where there is no basis for determining the fair market value of the services rendered, the non-Federal entity and the cognizant agency for indirect costs must negotiate an appropriate allocation of indirect cost to the services.
- Agency for International Development (USAID) provides the majority of a non-profit organization’s Federal funding, it is the cognizant Federal agency for negotiating the organization’s indirect cost rates.
- For this purpose, a particular segment of work may be that performed under a single Federal award or it may consist of work under a group of Federal awards performed in a common environment.
- (4) The non-Federal entity limits claims for Federal reimbursement of interest costs to the least expensive alternative.
- COEPs issued by the heads or officers of private institutions or actual beneficiaries or recipients of the program or activity may be submitted in lieu of a COEP issued by a government office or entity (Revised Securities Regulation Code Rule 68, Annex 68-C).
- These figures provide an excellent example of how the inclusion of non-GAAP earnings can affect the overall representation of a company’s success.
- Be sure to make appropriate transitions to meet the new standards if you haven’t already done so.
Effective Audit Committee Guide
(c) Be consistent with policies and procedures that apply uniformly to both federally-financed and other activities of the non-Federal entity. (b) Except where otherwise provided by statutes or regulations, the Federal awarding agency will charge interest on an overdue debt in accordance with the Federal Claims Collection Standards (31 CFR parts 900 through 999). The date from which interest is computed is not extended by litigation or the filing of any form of appeal. (a) The Federal agency or pass-through entity must provide to the non-Federal entity a notice of termination. (d) Initiate suspension or debarment proceedings as authorized under 2 CFR part 180 and Federal awarding agency regulations (or in the case of a pass-through entity, recommend such a proceeding be initiated by a Federal awarding agency). The Federal awarding agency must request transfer of certain records to its custody from the non-Federal entity when it determines that the records possess long-term retention value.
(2) The depreciation method used to charge the cost of an asset (or group of assets) to accounting periods must reflect the pattern of consumption of the asset during its useful life. In the absence of clear evidence indicating that the expected consumption of the asset will be significantly greater in the early portions than in the later portions of its useful life, the straight-line method must be presumed to be the appropriate method. Depreciation methods once used may not be changed unless approved in advance by the cognizant agency. The depreciation methods used to calculate the depreciation amounts for indirect (F&A) rate purposes must be the same methods used by the non-Federal entity for its financial statements. (C) The non-Federal entity’s system of internal controls includes processes to review after-the-fact interim charges made to a Federal award based on budget estimates. All necessary adjustment must be made such that the final amount charged to the Federal award is accurate, allowable, and properly allocated.
Adjusting Indirect Cost Billings
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(E) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701–3708). Where applicable, all contracts awarded by the non-Federal entity in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under 40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each contractor must be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours.
(c) The term “public relations” includes community relations and means those activities dedicated to maintaining the image of the non-Federal entity or maintaining or promoting understanding and favorable relations with the community or public at large or any segment of the public. (4) Program outreach and other specific purposes necessary to meet the requirements of the Federal award. (a) The term advertising costs means the costs of advertising media and corollary administrative costs. Advertising media include magazines, newspapers, radio and television, direct mail, exhibits, electronic or computer transmittals, and the like. (c) The costs are not otherwise borne directly or indirectly by the Federal Government. (e) Whether the non-Federal entity significantly deviates from its established practices and policies regarding the incurrence of costs, which may unjustifiably increase the Federal award’s cost.
