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48 CFR 9904.406-20: 9904.406-20 Purpose.

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  1. Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System
  2. CHAPTER 99—COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
  3. SUBCHAPTER B—PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
  4. PART 9904—COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

The purpose of this Cost Accounting Standard is to provide criteria for the selection of the time periods to be used as cost accounting periods for contract cost estimating, accumulating, and reporting. This Standard will reduce the effects of variations in the flow of costs within each cost accounting period. It will also enhance objectivity, consistency, and verifiability, and promote uniformity and comparability in contract cost measurements.

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