About us

Dowd and Company PLLC is a full service Certified Public Accounting firm located in Texarkana, Arkansas, however, our client base reaches far beyond the four states area. Margaret Dowd, our founding partner, first opened for business in December of 1979 operating as a sole proprietor with one employee. In 1988 the staff doubled in size growing from one CPA and one staff member to two CPAs and two staff members. In June of 1988 Margaret moved her establishment from 611 Pecan to 1202 State Line Avenue and later reorganized her business to form a single member limited liability company and started operating as Margaret Dowd, PLLC. In 1998 the firm began operating under the name Dowd and Company, PLLC. Dowd and Company continued to grow and took on Chad Dowd in 2001. In November of 2009 we moved our location to 2710 Arkansas Boulevard. Our new location accommodates our growing staff and client base and is conveniently located just off the 245 loop in Texarkana, Arkansas.

It takes the Dowd and Company team to deliver the best service; each member completes specific tasks to help us serve you better. Together our staff has over 75 years in public accounting experience. We also have a QuickBooks pro advisor on staff to handle all your QuickBooks needs.

Our partners and staff members attend continuing education courses to stay current with changes in tax legislation, financial reporting standards and to meet requirements implemented by the AICPA. Most of our team has earned accounting degrees or are currently working to obtain them. We feel that continuing our education and meeting requirements set by the AICPA is crucial to providing you with the best service.

Each member of the Dowd and Company team has two things in common, we love our community and we love serving our community. Most of our staff has called the Texarkana and surrounding area home for their entire life. Many of our partners serve on the board of directors for community business and serve as members of various charitable organizations.

We love Texarkana and we love what we do.