You've got to understand something before you can work with it. . .before you can make it work for you...before you can succeed. That idea is what this special course is all about:

Understanding Overhead in Government Contracts

Developed by Federal Publications Seminars, the program is styled (a) for contractors' non-accountant representatives who are involved in the dollar-business of bidding on Government contracts, submitting proposals, planning and monitoring performance, and prosecuting claims; and (b) for Government non-accountant representatives charged with reviewing or contesting the appropriateness of contractors' costs. It's based on the premise that non-accountants generally do not feel comfortable with the concept of overhead, although they do realize that to a large degree (often exclusively) overhead treatment can make or break a venture.

So, as detailed in the agenda, the distinguished Course Faculty, supplemented by the exclusive Course Manual, will explain: the nature of overhead vs. direct costs: varieties of overhead; what can/should be included in overhead: composition of overhead pools; allocation/liquidation of overhead; changes in overhead systems; Government requirements and Government audits; maximum recovery techniques; and more. They will, in short, do all they can to assure that you understand overhead so that you can more readily control it...justify it... recover it.

Learning Objectives: 

• Apply principles of cost overhead
• Understand the role of overhead 
• Determine the difference between overhead and other costs
• Identify direct vs indirect costs
• Determine correct cost determinations based on legal and regulatory guidance

We cannot promise that even after spending two days of intensive study with us you'll think of overhead as something simple or consistently clear to work with. But we are certain that, at the least, this special course will substantially increase your ability to make overhead work for you. We invite you to join us.