Our Story

Dowell Tax Consulting is about helping our clients reach their goals.  Our team of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) thrive by keeping you up to date on your income tax situation and eliminating uncertainty.  With over 15 years of combined experience as CPAs, our team at Dowell Tax are professionals in our field and want to utilize our expertise to your benefit!

Midwest nice is a great way to describe what it is like to work with Dowell Tax Consulting.  We love being a part of Kansas City where we can leverage big city resources, but still make small town connections. Our founder, Derek Dowell, loves to say that Kansas City is the smallest big city in the US!  You don’t have to be from Kansas City to work with us, but we will be sure to treat you like you are!

In addition to providing professional income tax services, Dowell Tax Consulting loves to support our community.  Our team members sit on nonprofit boards and are active volunteers. Some of the causes we enjoy supporting are L’Arche, Children’s Mercy Hospital, and Wayside Waifs.

If you are worried about your income taxes, need help understanding your income taxes, or just want to work with advisors you trust, Dowell Tax Consulting is where you should be!

  • Derek Dowell

    FOUNDING MEMBER

    Derek grew up in Independence, MO and graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia with his Master of Accountancy. He has been a CPA for 10 years and opened Dowell Tax Consulting in January 2019. His wife Meagan also owns a local business, On The Ball Dog Daycare, Boarding, and Grooming, located in Prairie Village, KS. Derek and Meagan love working together to serve nonprofits and other small businesses. Derek is currently the treasurer for L’Arche Heartland, a nonprofit that supports adults with developmental disabilities and Meagan is on the board of Children’s Mercy Hospital Hands and Hearts. Outside of busy season, Derek loves to play golf, attend KC sporting events, and spend time with his wife and their three dogs: Mitchell (8), Reagan (5), and Emmie Jo (<1 year).

  • Kale Ohmes

    TAX MANAGER

    Kale graduated from Lindenwood University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has over 5 years of experience working in tax consulting. He enjoys building strong relationships with his clients and feels this allows him to better help clients reach their goals. For fun, he ran the 2021 Chicago Marathon to raise funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. When he is not running, you can find him watching the latest big movie released or serving at various nonprofits around KC.

  • Gina Monroe

    TAX ASSOCIATE

    Gina has almost 20 years of experience supporting the operations and processes of large and small businesses. Over the years she has gained invaluable experience working in accounting and loves QuickBooks. She is a busy wife, mom of three and dog mom. When she is not driving her son to baseball and hockey practices/games, you can find her pursuing the finer beverages of local breweries or traveling. Her dog is even named Inoki, in recognition of her favorite place in the world, Hawaii.