We are a specialist accounting firm for small businesses in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Not a national chain. Not a generalist. We focus on the DMV because the jurisdictional details matter — DC Franchise Tax, Maryland PTET, Virginia pass-through rules, multi-state apportionment for businesses near borders — and a generalist firm gets these wrong.
We start every engagement with a free 15-minute call. No sales pressure. We listen to where you are — are your books a mess, are you about to file, did you just get an IRS notice, are you planning a structural change like an S-Corp election or partnership formation? Then we tell you straight what we can do and what it costs. Flat fees, not hourly. Quotes in writing. No surprises.
When you sign on, our standard is weekly bookkeeping. Most firms reconcile your books once a month and you find out about problems weeks after they happened. We reconcile every week so by Friday you know exactly where your business stood through the prior week. For tax preparation, we work year-round — quarterly estimated tax projections based on actual current-year data, proactive PTET election analysis before deadlines, and clean handoffs to your CPA at year-end (or full filing in-house if you prefer).
Every client also gets a free business CRM included — pipeline management, automated follow-ups, scheduling, invoicing, and a landing-page builder. Most accounting firms charge $260-880/month for this stack from separate vendors. We bundle it because the businesses we serve already have too many tools and not enough operating time.
Why DMV-only?
Because the rules across DC, Maryland, and Virginia are specific enough that a generalist firm misses real money for clients. DC has its own Franchise Tax and Unincorporated Business Tax that catch sole proprietors off guard. Maryland and Virginia both have PTET elections that frequently save partnership and S-Corp owners $15-50K per year, but the elections have different mechanics and deadlines. Multi-state apportionment for a Bethesda business with clients in DC and Virginia is a routine question for us; for a national chain firm, it's an unusual edge case they get wrong.
Do you take clients outside the DMV?
Occasionally, when an existing client refers someone we have direct expertise to help. But we don't actively market outside the DMV. Our entire focus, content, and tooling is built around DC, Maryland, and Virginia tax rules. A client in Texas would not get the depth of jurisdictional knowledge from us that they'd get from a Texas-specialist firm.
What software stack do you use?
QuickBooks Online for bookkeeping. Drake or UltraTax for tax preparation. Gusto or QuickBooks Payroll for payroll. Plus our own free business CRM included with every plan, which covers pipeline management, scheduling, invoicing, follow-ups, and landing pages. We integrate with practice-management systems on the client side (Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther for law firms; Athena, Kareo, eClinicalWorks for medical) when those exist.
Every About Capital Accounting Group client across the DMV gets the complete service. Plus a free business CRM that replaces tools costing $260–$880/month.
If any of these hit home, we should talk. Free 15-minute consultation, no pressure.
Book a free call →From government contractors to restaurants, our bookkeeping clients span every corner of the DMV economy. We understand the unique financial pressures of your industry.
Serving businesses in Georgetown, Capitol Hill, Navy Yard, Columbia Heights, Shaw, Logan Circle and surrounding areas including Chevy Chase DC, Friendship Heights, Tenleytown, Brookland. Zip codes served: 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012.
We're not a national chain. We understand DC, Maryland, and Virginia tax rules, industry mix,and what government contractors owners in Washington actually need from their bookkeeper.
We serve small businesses across the DMV, Maryland, and Virginia.
All services designed for Washington DC small businesses.
Free 15-minute call. No pressure. We'll tell you exactly what you need and what it costs — no mystery pricing.