Comprehensive Business Consulting Services
We’re not just accountants.

BLUEPRINTS, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS

Today’s business environment requires performance in multiple phases and situations, and CST Group is here to partner with you to meet the various demands.

Our seasoned professionals are experienced in providing various professional advisory services including but not limited to:

  • Merger and Acquisition Services
  • Litigation Support
  • Internal Controls Evaluation
  • Business Restructuring
  • Business Valuations
  • Succession Planning
  • Entity Structuring

Our specialized government contractor accounting services include:

  • Accounting system set-up and implementation
  • Management system review
  • Indirect cost and rate calculations
  • DCAA compliant general ledger
  • DCAA audit representation
  • Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance
  • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance
  • Contract review and analysis
  • Internal control review and design
  • Multi-state tax planning and compliance
  • Corporate and personal tax planning and preparation
  • Business valuation
  • Time sheet compliance
  • Merger and acquisition due diligence

Our specialized nonprofit accounting services include:

  • Application for exempt status and registration filings
  • Financial reporting requirements
  • Accounting processes and systems implementations
  • Compliance and financial audits under Uniform Guidance
  • 403(b) plan full and limited scope audits
  • Federal, state, and local tax compliance
  • Unrelated business income tax compliance and consulting
  • Informational returns 990, 990-T and 5500
  • Investment and reserve policies
  • Grant funding and reporting
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Cost allocations

As such, our firm can be by your side through the life of your business.  We can assist in strategically planning business formation at the outset, and be there when the time comes for a sale, merger, or a transition to the next generation.  Along the way, we can provide our other consulting services as needed to help you grow and maintain the health of your business.

Our advisory professionals are prepared and eager to stand with you in engaging the challenges your business encounters.  Working together, we can conquer them successfully.

Our Approach

Your business is your most valuable asset, which is why our team takes the time to understand your company’s vision and priorities. We offer comprehensive and insightful consulting services for businesses of all sizes, within a variety of industries, to help you achieve sustainable growth. With CST Group as your business advisory CPA firm in Northern VA, your organization’s most complex business questions are answered.

“Our company’s relationship with CST Group dates back to over 25 years ago, when the original founders first turned to the firm for their financial needs,” says Tommy Cline, CEO and Owner of EAST Group. “CST Group has stuck with us through thick and thin. When the company was going through acquisitions and succession planning, CST was there to give us their expertise and professional guidance. Because the firm offers a wide range of financial services, they have always been able to support all of our needs.”
“We’ve worked with CST since our inception in 2011,” says Vital Edge Solutions COO David Lieberman. “When we first began, we needed assistance building our billing rates, ensuring all overhead costs, fees and fringes were included, and within guidelines. It’s clear the CST Group knows what it’s doing. We’ve never had to second guess anything,” Lieberman adds, “They are more like an extension of our team, not a separate company that we’ve engaged.”
“We have developed a unique and collaborative relationship working with CST Group over the past 15 years,” says Cassaday & Company Principal Christopher Krell. “What stands out the most to me is just how much CST Group’s people—from the firm’s leaders to the staff accountants—care personally about our well-being. They really have a passion for what they do and provide an incredible level of service to their clients. CST Group has a tremendous depth of expertise and resources, yet they maintain the right personal touch with a level of responsiveness that is second-to-none. Our clients who have worked with CST Group have had a unanimously positive experience.”
“Before coming to CST Group we had worked with only one CPA, understandably we were concerned to start working with a group. However, the team at CST Group made the transition seamlessly. They are knowledgeable, professional, and friendly. They really know our business and they’ve helped us tremendously,” said Joy Anderson, President of JRA & Associates Contracting, LLC. “Our relationship with CST Group is very important to the operation of our business; it is critical that we have good financials in place in order to renew our lines of credit and increase our bonding capability. Our financials have improved since working with CST and we’ve been able to grow our business as a result.”