A/E Firm Overhead Rates: 2025 Update

Join us for this important and timely virtual training event in which instructor Dan Purvine will discuss current events affecting A/E firm overhead rates and CPA firm indirect cost rate audits. Topics will include an overview of the use of A/E firm indirect cost rates in cost proposals and government contracts, important issues in labor costing, and the effects of the ongoing industry consolidation on A/E firm overhead rates.  Dan will discuss important risk areas for the evaluation of cost allowability and CPA testing of costs in indirect cost rate audits, as well as special considerations for development of overhead rates by small firms. 
. The course will also include a Q&A session with representatives of WSDOT’s audit group.  This training event will be presented in two 3-hour sessions (each with a short break) over two days.

About the Speaker:
Dan Purvine is the President of A/E Clarity Consulting and Training, a firm that specializes in helping A/E firms to navigate the complex rules and regulations applicable to state, federal, and local agency contracts.  Dan brings to this role over 26 years of experience in the A/E industry, including 14 years as the Vice President of Finance and Accounting for a large engineering firm.  Dan has been providing A/E industry training through A/E Clarity since 2012 and has trained thousands of people in architecture and engineering firms, CPA firms and public agencies.  Dan is the former chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Audit Subcommittee and continues to work closely with FHWA and AASHTO in his consulting role with ACEC to achieve uniform application of FAR Part 31 and the AASHTO Audit Guide, and to better address the needs of A/E firms nationwide. He has been heavily involved in the development of the AASHTO Audit Guide and the National Compensation Matrix, and works closely with the AASHTO Audit Guide Taskforce to continually improve the Guide as a tool for A/E firms, State DOTs, and CPAs.  Dan works closely with state ACEC organizations and many state DOTs on issues related to FAR compliance, audits, and reimbursement of A/E firm costs.
A/E Clarity provides training and consulting services and through a related CPA firm, D. L. Purvine, CPA, PLLC, Dan and his team perform overhead audits for clients nationwide.  Dan also served as the 2015-16 Chair of the North Carolina Association of CPAs and is a former member of the AICPA Council.

Note: The class meets the requirements for CPE for Washington CPAs.