Liberty Tax Service vs TaxAssist Accountants Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Liberty Tax Service vs TaxAssist Accountants including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Liberty Tax Service Franchise	TaxAssist Accountants Franchise
Investment	$58,700 - $71,900	$200,000 - And Up
Franchise Fee	$40,000	$49,950
Royalty Fee	14%	-
Advertising Fee	5%	-
Year Founded	1972	1995
Year Franchised	1973	1996
Term Of Agreement	Perpetual	5 years
Term Of Agreement	Perpetual	5 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Liberty Tax Service Franchise	TaxAssist Accountants Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills Customer service experience	-
Financing Options
	Liberty Tax Service Franchise	TaxAssist Accountants Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	Yes/Yes	-/-
Equipment	Yes/Yes	-/-
Inventory	Yes/Yes	-/-
Receivables	Yes/Yes	-/-
Payroll	Yes/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Liberty Tax Service Franchise	TaxAssist Accountants Franchise
Training	We'll start with a week-long session at our corporate office in Virginia Beach, VA; follow it up with online and printed manuals, traditional and non-traditional training methods, webinars, onsite training, off-site training, conference calls and newsletters. In short, we believe in training. On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 40+ hours Additional Training: Additional training in various cities	-
Support	Competitive advantage, population trends, traffic counts, visibility and more-you won't go it alone. Our team of experienced Site Selectors works one-on-one to locate, negotiate and sign the perfect location for your Liberty Tax office. And with available territories throughout the US and Canada, we're fairly certain we can find the right location, right in your hometown. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app	-
Operations	50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Liberty Tax Service Franchise	TaxAssist Accountants Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	Yes	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Liberty Tax Service

Live Your Dream. Not Someone Else's. You have big dreams. You dream of success. Possess a passion. Believe in yourself. Won't accept average. We know that feeling. We're looking for dreamers who want to work for no one ... but themselves. Liberty franchisees are an exclusive group. We're not for everyone. We dream big. We are forward thinkers embracing proven marketing plans, working seasonally and connecting through cutting-edge social communications. We're high profile. Low investment. Family oriented. And taking the lead. Have what it takes? Join our dream team. We've been looking for you. We are talking to motivated people to operate Liberty Tax offices across the country. If you are prepared to jump in with both feet, now is the time. Read some more about us. Then when you're ready, Liberty Tax wants to talk to you. No Tax Experience? No Worries. As a Liberty Tax franchise owner, you'll have a proven system to follow that was 40+ years in the making. Our franchisees have access to more than 600 years of managerial experience, tax industry expertise and street-savvy marketing. Keep Your Day Job-If You Want To. Our franchisees work really hard for 3  months then spend the rest of the year pursuing other interests. Many of our current franchisees, have kept their day jobs. Many others have found other things to do when tax season comes to a close. Go on vacation. Raise alpacas. Learn to yodel. What you do with your time is up to you.
 We'll Take You To Our Leader  We are led by International Franchise Association Entrepreneur of the Year, John T. Hewitt. As Liberty's CEO and Founder he has weathered more than 42 tax seasons. He's seen the trends. He knows what's coming. He even worked with two of those other tax prep companies, who shall remain nameless. Based on his wealth of experience, Hewitt has led Liberty to open 3,800 offices in just 14 years-more than three times faster than any tax company-EVER. And Hewitt shares his insight with his franchisees, as a hands-on CEO, hosting conference calls, seminars and personally answering his e-mails.
 Low Costs. High Returns. Happy You. The Liberty Tax franchise investment is one of the most affordable out there. Shop around, look at others, even on this website. Go ahead. We have nothing to hide. It is simply a fact that Liberty Tax start-up costs are lower than many other franchises on Entrepreneur magazine's list of the "Top 500 Franchises". A seasonal workforce keeps overhead lower than nearly any other industry. Being a service-based operation, there is no inventory. No inventory. No worries about inventory loss.
 We Are Growing Crazy 

About TaxAssist Accountants

TaxAssist Accountants have developed an innovative business model that allows our franchisees to focus on a lucrative market of potential clients.

The proven business model of TaxAssist Accountants is straightforward - take on hundreds of small business clients with relatively uncomplicated accounting, tax and advisory work while being based in visible, accessible and welcoming shop front premises.

By servicing the needs of small businesses, subcontractors and the self-employed, as a franchisee you can focus on a group of clients who have traditionally been neglected.

Concentrating on the needs of small business clients can offer time-management advantages and through our training and judicious use of our support functions, you can also provide first-class services to your client base.

The TaxAssist Accountants franchise model is based on very simple principles. By servicing the needs of small businesses, subcontractors and the self-employed, our franchisees can focus on a set of clients that have traditionally been neglected. Keeping to the smaller client can offer time-management advantages to the franchisee and through our training and judicious use of our support functions, the franchisees can also provide first class service to their client base. Our aim is to strengthen our network with franchisees that follow our business development strategies in order to build a sizeable accountancy practice. These strategies are based on best practice and powerful marketing techniques that can accelerate the growth of each franchisee's business. Initially, franchisees are likely to spend at least 50% of their time on business development activities, with the view to spending 100% of their time attracting new clients, managing customer relationships and leading a team of staff members - the goal is to work on the business rather than in it. With ten years experience behind us, we have actively evolved our support infrastructure to enable franchisees to build their businesses in a commercially dynamic way.