Does CAS Make Sense?
Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.22.20
Partner Nicole Owren-Wiest appeared on an episode of Baker Tilly’s Fed Talks podcast to discuss Cost Accounting Standards. The episode addresses questions about the background and theory behind CAS, whether CAS successfully establishes the original mission of the CAS Board, and what contractors can do to ensure success when they make cost accounting practice changes.
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