Executives tend to manage using historical data.  This management style can be categorized as reactive versus proactive.  Government contractors need to shift that mindset and be more proactive about managing their business since government funding is not recurring and management needs to be more forward looking. One aid that can be used to proactively manage [...]

Small startup companies seem to be always writing grant and contract proposals.  Many times these grants and contracts are awarded with different rates and different rate structures.  Having varying rate structures and indirect rates could end up costing you money in the long run.  All of your company’s revenue producing jobs absorb their proportionate share [...]

We’ve added 5 new dates for our 2013 Webinar Schedule today.  Both DOD Contract Accounting and Indirect Rate Workshops have been opened for registration.  Each presentation is free to join.  Space is limited, so register early! Register for our next available date: January 17th, 2013 – 2:30pm – DOD Contract Accounting – **Click Here to Register** [...]

As we come to the end of the year, research and development companies should consider filing a sales and use tax return even though no amounts may be due.  Purchases made by these companies may be exempt from sales and use tax because of research and development exemptions or because you are buying materials that [...]

Our latest SBIR Accounting Webinar on Projecting Indirect Rates is now available for download in the  Free Resources Section of our website.  You may request to download the file here:   http://www.jamesoncpa.com/complimentary-information/      

Tuesday, September 13 7:30 am – Registration, Networking and Breakfast 8:00 am to 9:00 am - Program at McLane’s TradeCenter 128 Office 300 TradeCenter, Suite 6400 in Woburn, MA

If you are an SBIR company, and want SBIR Re-Authorized and equitable for all small businesses, you need to take action TODAY. The vote for SBIR Reauthorization is on Wednesday, May 4th.  In the short of it, if you want to get involved, contact your senator’s offices at the US Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.  Ask [...]

Jameson & Company CPAs are proud to be Sponsoring the National SBIR Conference.  This is our 2nd annual sponsorship of the event, and we look forward to meeting and greeting everyone in attendance in Madison, WI. Ed Jameson, CPA & Managing Member of the firm, will be speaking as a panelist on the “Skills Workshop [...]

In order to ensure that federal grant awards are handled in a fiscally responsible manner, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Circular A-133 and extended the audit requirements to all grantees, including for-profit Companies. This means you – SBIR awardees! Organizations with revenues that exceed $500,000 per year or more in federal funds [...]

Learn to Avoid the Common Mistakes made on the Cost Portion of Grant Proposals Too often, small businesses spend hundreds of hours on the technical section of their SBIR/grant proposal while ignoring critical aspects of the cost portion. Researchers typically give only passing consideration to indirect cost recovery through the grant process. Consequently, research is [...]