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← Back to Bookkeepers in the Roanoke Area, VA Compared (2026)Kembel Tax Service
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission, status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), formed 2008
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- None named on its website
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Kembel Tax Service | home page | |
| Website | https://www.kembeltax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Roanoke, VA | /contact | |
| Phone | +15403434006 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...can represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service. Lisa's experience extends to bookkeeping and payroll services. She's easy to talk to, a good listener and can make the... | /about-us | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...before the Internal Revenue Service. Lisa's experience extends to bookkeeping and payroll services. She's easy to talk to, a good listener and can make the complicated tax code... | /about-us | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for David Kembel · Enrolled Agent, Annual Filing Season Program record (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Kembel Tax Service, Inc | IRS preparer records Third-party Nov 10, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | David Kembel, Owner | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: Kembel Tax Service, Inc. · VA SCC ID 06892921 · Virginia State Corporation Commission · Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) | Formed 2008-01-25 (incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Oct 2, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy-policy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not documented. Crawl captured 2026-09-26: the only price-like figure on the pages we crawled is not this firm's fee (Electronic Filing links to 1040.com; $24.95 is third-party self-filing, not firm's preparation fee) (Firm's own website): Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6).
Searches that find nothing are not a mark against a firm. How we search.
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Virginia Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-08-14) lists David Kembel under the business name 'Kembel Tax Service, Inc' in Roanoke, VA. The record lists: Enrolled Agent, Annual Filing Season Program record. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. It does not prove service quality.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission entity tables (data.virginia.gov) lists Kembel Tax Service, Inc. (VA SCC ID 06892921), status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Operating 1+ year (registry formation date): The registry records 2008-01-25 as the incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 24 evidenced items come from Kembel Tax Service's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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