Key Issues in A/E Firm Indirect Cost Rates 2025 – Irvine
Hosted By:
Baker Tilly
18500 Von Karman Avenue, 10th Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
November 13, 2025
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
$425.00
A/E firm contracting with state and local agencies here in California, and the requirements to support your indirect cost rate, seem to get more challenging every year.
Join us in Orange County, California for this timely and informative course where instructor Dan Purvine will provide you the latest updates on key areas affecting A/E firm indirect cost rates and public sector contracts. Using an interactive approach, he will cover key risk areas related to developing indirect cost rates, including how to properly account for labor and compensation costs and how to evaluate costs for FAR allowability.
Topics will include treatment of uncompensated overtime, prevailing wage, and strategies to predict your overhead rate before year-end. Dan will also cover important financial documents required by Caltrans, and the status of ACEC California and Caltrans discussions on a range of topics. A discussion of local agency contracting and overhead related issues will help you to understand requirements and risks specific to contracting with local agencies in California.
Key Issues In A/E Firm Indirect Cost Rates 2025 – Baltimore
Hosted By:
Gross Mendelsohn
1801 Porter Street, Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21230
December 9 & 10 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Baltimore, MD
The architecture and engineering (A/E) industry continues to evolve, and staying on top of indirect cost rate requirements is critical. Labor costing, compensation and cost allowability under FAR Part 31 are key areas that directly impact your firm’s success. Understanding and applying these rules correctly is essential to achieving fair recovery of costs and avoiding costly compliance issues.
In this two-day seminar, industry expert Dan Purvine will walk you through how to properly develop, document and support a FAR-compliant overhead rate. You’ll gain practical insights into the latest audit risk areas, best practices for state DOT approvals and updates on national discussions around CPA audit quality.
Who Should Attend
- A/E firm executives and financial leaders
- CPA firms involved in developing or auditing indirect cost rates
Date & Location
Day 1: Tuesday, December 9 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | 8 CPE credits
Day 2: Wednesday, December 10 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | 8 CPE credits
You can register for one or both days.
Cost
• $400 for one day
• $800 for both days
Breakfast and lunch are included.
Agenda Highlights
Day 1 (December 9)
- Overview of FAR Part 31
- Government contracting issues for A/E firms
- FAR allowability of costs
- Labor costing and compensation issues
- Strengthening internal controls
Day 2 (December 10)
- Ensuring successful indirect cost rate audits and DOT acceptance of overhead rates
- Labor reconciliations and audit testing
- Compensation and bonus testing
- Reducing unallowable costs and avoiding internal control findings
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