CS&L CPAs is a full service public accounting firm that was established in 1954. We provide taxation, accounting, auditing and consulting services to individuals, businesses and organizations. CS&L is a widely recognized name in the community due to the outstanding reputation of our preceding partners: Bob Christopher, Rick Smith and Ed Leonard. We are comprised of approximately 55 professional staff members, including eight Principals, between our offices in Bradenton, Sarasota and Tampa.We pride ourselves on our commitment to understand each client's unique situation, provide a high quality service experience, and offer exceptional solutions based on our clients' personal goals or business objectives.
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The team at CS&L CPAs provides customized solutions for your unique needs in areas relating to taxation, accounting, auditing, estate planning, consulting and more. Our focus is always on you - our client - to ensure you receive a valuable service with the finest level of technical expertise. As laws and regulations rapidly change, you may be faced with complex challenges that require the help of a skilled CPA.
In 2020, CS&L CPAs was recognized by Forbes as one of America's Top Tax and Accounting firms of 2020. We have also been named among several of the Top Workplaces programs in the Tampa Bay region. The firm has been recognized as the Small Business of the Year by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, as well as the "Best Place to work in Tampa Bay" by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. We have been celebrated by the Manatee Community Foundation and the 941CEO Magazine for our commitment to the communities we serve.
We feel it's important to educate our clients on important topics, trends and news. Here, you will find downloadable resources, previous issues of our informative newsletters and the option to sign up for our e-Newsletters. The following whitepapers have been developed on topics that are important to our clients. Read excerpts from our monthly eNewsletter, featuring tax updates and financial planning tips.
Reviews (2)
Tammy N. Darrin Shelton
May 18, 2021
Would not recommend this group! We told her that we would pay our taxes online as we were paying with a different account. She said, no problem, and she was was deleting our account number as we spoke on the phone. That was a lie because we were notified by our bank via text that our account was overdrawn by thousands and this also caused. multiple NSF fees!
We're very thankful the bank alerted us immediately, otherwise we would've paid our taxes twice! Of course we tried calling their office multiple times and kept getting voicemail. We of course left messages and no one has called us back! Total incompetence and not okay! We obviously will never use this CPA nor recommend to anyone we know!
We're very thankful the bank alerted us immediately, otherwise we would've paid our taxes twice! Of course we tried calling their office multiple times and kept getting voicemail. We of course left messages and no one has called us back! Total incompetence and not okay! We obviously will never use this CPA nor recommend to anyone we know!
J. L.
Jul 27, 2020
Jennifer Messal is a good accountant in this firm but I'm giving a one star because I was stuck with Aubrey Lynch, who is terrible. She is rude, didn't spend enough time on my taxes and I ended up with a real mess. She didn't return calls in a timely manner and I needed a second person to get her botched tax returns
