Cost Accounting Practice Change

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Cost Accounting Practice Change

Final Rule Issued June 14, 2000

  • Concludes CAS case begun in 1993
  • Significantly reduced Scope

Areas of Coverage

  • CAS Administration deferred to FAR Council
  • NO change to cost accounting practice definition

3 Types of Changes

Required Change

Cost Accounting Practice change is required because of a new standard or changed standard

Unilateral Change

Contractor changes from one compliant method to another

Desirable

Term normally used by government, identifying whether the change is "desirable" to them.