Cotton is an audit and accounting firm located in Old Town Alexandria, VA. We specialize in providing solutions in financial and IT audit and consulting, management consulting, fraud risk, financial reporting, litigation support, forensic accounting, and more. We expanded in 2022 by joining Sikich LLP, a global company specializing in technology-enabled professional services. Cotton has a specialized practice focus that sets us apart, and our professional philosophy makes us unique. Our guiding philosophy includes maintaining a healthy work-life balance and recognizing that work should be fun. The professionalism of our partners and employees, and the quality of our people and our work, have contributed to our success as a firm. Cotton has been named a Washington Post Top Workplace for the past three years, won the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Overall Business of the Year Award (2016), and has been recognized by Accounting Today since 2013 and the Washington Business Journal for more than five years as a regional leader and a top accounting firm.