FAR 31.205-3 Bad debts
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 31.205-3
- Type
- Subsection
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
Bad debts, including actual or estimated losses arising from uncollectible accounts receivable due from customers and other claims, and any directly associated costs such as collection costs, and legal costs are unallowable.
Quick answers
What is FAR 31.205-3?
FAR 31.205-3 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Bad debts".
Are changes to FAR 31.205-3 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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