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Liberty Tax Service

Have Fun and Get Your Taxes Done

Business Type

Franchise

Liquid Capital

Total Investment

$56,800 to $69,900

Required Net Worth

$50,000

Number of Units

3,200

In Business Since

1996

Be Your Own Boss. No Tax Experience Necessary.

Are you serious about success? Do you have an entrepreneurial streak? Then Liberty Tax Service could be the ideal franchise business opportunity for you. Over 63% of the taxpaying population will pay someone to do their taxes and that figure is expected to rise as the tax code gets more complicated. Wouldn't you like to get in on some of that growth?

What Makes Liberty Tax Service Different?

Liberty Tax Service a franchise opportunity from Franchise Genius

Our CEO & Founder John Hewitt
We are led by International Franchise Association Entrepreneur of the Year, John T. Hewitt. With 41 Years of experience in the tax preparation business, he has led Liberty to open 3,300 offices in just 12 years - more than three times faster than any tax company EVER.

A Proven Franchise Operating System
The Liberty Tax franchise investment is one of the most affordable you will find. It’s truly a seasonal business with a double bottom line. Liberty Tax start-up costs are lower than the top ten other franchises on Entrepreneur's list of the top 500 franchises.

As a Liberty Tax Service franchise owner, we will help you implement your business plan and grow your franchise business. Our franchisees work hard for four months and have the rest of the year to pursue other interests. For the best small business opportunity in the income tax franchise industry, choose Liberty!

Training & Support

Experience and Proven Track Record
The Liberty Tax franchise opportunity has been developed based on over 600 years of combined experience in the tax preparation industry. Our policies and procedures are tested and proven. The use of the Liberty system provides many positive results, including the ability to build a customer-oriented, recession-proof business in your territory and the chance to be an integral player in North America's fastest growing tax service.

Continual Team Input and Improvements
Communication, communication, communication… that is our goal and it's one of the most challenging aspects of building a customer-driven organization. We provide our franchisees with many ways to reach Liberty Tax Service.

Corporate operations are lean, not bureaucratic, which keeps Liberty Tax responsive to the market and to franchisees. Each year, all of our operating systems are reviewed and adjustments contemplated. These new ideas come from people in every area of our franchise system.

We welcome the input and knowledge you will bring to our team and encourage all franchisees to participate in our regular and ongoing training programs.
Franchisees can discuss all their concerns and ideas with their Area Developer, National Advisory Council representative, at the national convention, or through any other communication channel. You are encouraged to e-mail our CEO John Hewitt at any time.
Great ideas are tested, and if their implementation will benefit the entire organization, they are incorporated into the system.
The Discussion Board on our intranet, ZeeNet, is another means of franchisee to franchisee and franchisee to headquarters communication.

Why Liberty Tax Service?

Starting a new business is exciting. Liberty Tax Service understands because we've been there. The corporate team, Area Developers, and franchisees are accessible and down-to-earth. We're confident in Liberty Tax - the vision as well as the system. We're here to answer any question you have about acquiring a Liberty Tax franchise. At Liberty Tax you will be part of a supportive network and a culture that is more than a business—it's a family. There are several reasons why Liberty Tax is a great business opportunity!

AN ESTABLISHED COMPANY WITH EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT AND A PROVEN CONCEPT
John Hewitt, CEO and Founder of Liberty Tax Service, has 41 years of experience in the income tax industry. He began his career at H&R Block as a regional director of 250 offices. In 1982, he went on to found Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, a company that still bears his name. Jackson Hewitt was sold for $483 million in 1997. Now Hewitt has established Liberty Tax Service as the fastest growing retail tax preparation firm EVER! In February 2006, the International Franchise Association (IFA) named him Entrepreneur of the Year. This annual honor is presented to “an individual currently building a successful business venture, who exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit that franchising represents”.

Hewitt holds the distinction of being the only CEO and founder to be listed twice in the top 30 companies in Entrepreneur magazine.

A SERVICE-BASED OPERATION
In the tax preparation industry, there is no inventory and as a result no headaches or worries about inventory loss.

AFFORDABLE INVESTMENT
The cost of starting a Liberty franchise is significantly less than most franchises. See Cost/Investment for a detail of estimated costs. The Liberty Tax Service franchise opportunity is affordable, less than $70,000 (including the franchise fee required for start up, start-up costs and comprehensive training).

LOW OPERATING COSTS AND HIGH RETURN
Liberty Tax offices are designed to run efficiently. Liberty's support and planning tools keep operating costs low for you. And a seasonal workforce keeps overhead lower than almost any other industry.

IT'S FUN
Being passionate about the business is a central theme in owning a Liberty Tax franchise. Buying a Liberty franchise really means buying into a lifestyle and a culture that values hard work and having fun; being empowered and calling the shots; being a leader in a fast-growing company. The passion at Liberty Tax Service is contagious!

Now is the time to take control of your future... Liberty Tax Service is setting unprecedented industry records for growth, backed by solid performance. In raw number of tax returns, we've beaten H&R Block for the 1998-2004 period in BOTH the U.S. and Canada. Our total number of returns prepared increased over 60% from tax season 2003. Our same stores sales were up by 25%. This is a company on the move and we'd like you to consider becoming part of our future.

Are You a Good Fit for Liberty Tax Service?

We are passionate about our pursuit of fun. We are creating a culture in which fun, humor, and playfulness are the low cost antidote to the harmful side effects of the stress and seriousness that pervade a fast growing, world-class business. We believe in giving back to our communities and partnering directly with non-profit organizations. We intend to move this culture through the 21st century as we grow to be the best in the universe. The bottom line is that fun is hard to avoid at Liberty Tax Service.

Initial Franchise Fee is $40,000.

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