TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

 

 

TIRNO-95-D-00061 and TIRNO-00-D-00013, Incurred Costs Audit for Fiscal Year 2003

 

 

December 2005

 

Reference Number:  2006-1C-014

 

 

This report has cleared the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration disclosure review process and information determined to be restricted from public release has been redacted from this document.

 

 

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Email Address   |  Bonnie.Heald@tigta.treas.gov

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December 23, 2005

 

 

MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID A. GRANT

                                         DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT

                                         INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

 

FROM:                            Daniel R. Devlin /s/ Daniel R. Devlin

                                         Assistant Inspector General for Audit (Headquarters Operations

                                         and Exempt Organizations Programs)

 

SUBJECT:                    TIRNO-95-D-00061 and TIRNO-00-D-00013, Incurred Costs Audit for Fiscal Year 2003 (Audit # 20061C0205)

 

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) examined the contractor’s June 28, 2004, certified final indirect cost rate proposal and related books and records for the reimbursement of Fiscal Year 2003 incurred costs.  The purpose of the examination was to determine the allowability of direct and indirect costs and to establish audit-determined indirect cost rates for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003.  The proposed rates apply primarily to flexibility priced contracts. 

The DCAA qualified its audit report pending the receipt of the assist audits of subcontract costs and administrative closeout.  Upon receipt of the assist audit reports, the recommended subcontract will be reconciled with the claimed subcontract costs and supplemental reports will be issued as required.

The DCAA reported that the contractor’s proposed indirect rates are not acceptable as proposed.  The DCAA examination of the incurred cost rate proposal questioned legal expenses allocable to several indirect cost pools, an indirect consulting cost, and an adjustment to the claimed material and subcontract handling base.  The DCAA indicated the contractor did not concur with all of the questioned corporate legal expenses.  Additionally, the DCAA believes indirect costs questioned are subject to penalties provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Except for potential adjustments that result from assist audits concerning unresolved subcontract costs, the DCAA indicated direct costs are acceptable and provisionally approved pending final acceptance.  The DCAA also noted that the contractor has been unable to provide schedules of claimed Time and Material amounts by contract with its annual incurred cost submissions.  Without this information, the DCAA is unable to establish a Cumulative Allowable Cost Worksheet regardless of the contractor’s concurrence or non-concurrence with audit-determined indirect expense rates.

The information in this report should not be used for purposes other than those intended without prior consultation with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration regarding their applicability.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 622-8500 or John R. Wright, Director, at (202) 927-7077.

 

 

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The contractor information contained in this report is proprietary information.  The restrictions of 18 U.S.C. § 1905 must be followed in releasing any information to the public.

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