Diane Keel, CPA, CFP®
Managing partner
Plans taxes around the big moments: a new baby, a sold house, the first year of retirement.
Diane joined the firm in 2009 after eight years in a regional accounting practice in Wichita, and became managing partner in 2019.
Most of her clients are families and retirees who want fewer surprises in April. She meets each of them once in the fall, when there’s still time to change the outcome.
- With the firm since
- 2009
- Education
- B.S. Accounting, Emporia State University
- Licences
- Certified Public Accountant, Kansas
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional - Handles
- Individual returns, Tax planning, Retirement income, Estates and gifts
Written by Diane
Why we never ask for your Social Security number by email
Email is the easiest way to lose a client’s identity. Here’s how we handle your documents instead, and what we’ll never ask for.
Your first payroll: what a new Kansas employer files
Hiring your first employee means registering with four agencies before the first paycheck. Here’s the checklist.
Retiring this year? Four tax decisions to make before December
The first year of retirement sets up the next twenty. These four choices are easier to make before the year ends.
The other partners

Samuel Ledger, CPA
Founding partner
Has answered IRS letters for Flint Hills families since 1987, and still reads every one himself.
- With the firm since
- 1987
- Works with
- IRS and Kansas letters, audits and estates

Eli Brandt, CPA
Partner
Grew up on a cow-calf operation near the county line and keeps farm books the way a farmer would.
- With the firm since
- 2016
- Works with
- Farms, ranches and small businesses
Start with a 20‑minute intro call.
Free, by phone or video. We’ll ask a few questions, tell you what we need, and quote a fixed fee before any work starts.
The office
214 Commercial Street
Alder Grove, KS 66800
[email protected]
For questions only. Never send documents by email.
| Monday to Friday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
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| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday to Friday | 8:00 am – 6:00 pm |
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| Saturday | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Parking behind the building off Walnut Street. Step-free entrance at the back door.


