Register for the Webinar
Mastering Indirect Rates: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
October 8, 2025 | 2 PM ET
Featured Speakers
Eric Poppe, CPA
Partner | Client Accounting Services
Brian Sweeney
Partner | Aerospace, Defense & Government Advisory
Indirect rates are more than just a compliance exercise, they’re a powerful tool for financial planning and business growth. Join Aprio’s GovCon professionals to learn how government contractors can strategically design and analyze indirect rates to not only remain compliant with FAR Part 31 and DCAA requirements, but also drive smarter decision-making, optimize cost recovery, and position their business for long-term success.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will:
- Understand the role of indirect rates in both compliance and financial strategy.
- Learn how to align indirect rate structures with provisional rates, budgeted indirect rates, forward pricing rate development, FP&A, and budgeting.
- Understand strategies to lower a company's wrap rate.
- Leverage analytics to optimize cost recovery and maximize revenue.
- Identify methods to select appropriate allocation bases and analyze rate impacts across contracts.
- Gain practical insights into using indirect rates to maximize revenue and support long-term growth.
Key Concepts to Be Discussed
- Moving beyond compliance: leveraging FAR Part 31, Cost Accounting Standards and DCAA requirements for business advantage.
- Understand how indirect rates impact the DFARS Business Systems.
- Designing indirect rate structures that align with corporate strategy and growth.
- How indirect rates support forward pricing, budgeting, and financial planning.
- Selecting the right allocation bases for accurate and strategic cost distribution.
- Analyzing the impact of indirect rates across contracts to inform smarter decisions.
- Best practices for turning indirect rates into a tool for competitive advantage in GovCon.
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