48 CFR § 9904.417-20 - 9904.417-20 Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s9904.417-20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 9904.417-20 - 9904.417-20   Purpose."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "9904.417-20"
section_name: "9904.417-20   Purpose."
chapter_number: 99
chapter_name: "COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS"
part_number: "9904"
part_name: "COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 100-679, 102 Stat. 4056, 41 U.S.C. 422."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 14153, Apr. 17, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "9904"
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# 9904.417-20 9904.417-20   Purpose.

The purpose of this Cost Accounting Standard is to establish criteria for the measurement of the cost of money attributable to capital assets under construction, fabrication, or development as an element of the cost of those assets. Consistent application of these criteria will improve cost measurement by providing for recognition of cost of contractor investment in assets under construction, and will provide greater uniformity in accounting for asset acquisition costs.