Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tax Smart America | Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Investment | 25000 - 25000 | 299 - 2499 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tax Smart America | Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tax Smart America | Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tax Smart America | Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Training | By Video Online | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Ongoing Support Advertising/Marketing Technical Support Online Support Phone Support |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | - Business can be run from home. - Business can be run part-time. - Business can be added on to an existing business. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tax Smart America | Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | 8% |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tax Smart America | 1999 |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tax Smart America | 2001 |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tax Smart America | 5 years |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | $10K-25K |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tax Smart America | Industry experience |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tax Smart America | Yes |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Equipment | |
| Tax Smart America} | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Inventory | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Receivables | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Payroll | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | By Video Online |
| Support | |
| Tax Smart America | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | Ongoing Support Advertising/Marketing Technical Support Online Support Phone Support |
| Marketing | |
| Tax Smart America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| Operations | |
| Tax Smart America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | - Business can be run from home. - Business can be run part-time. - Business can be added on to an existing business. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Federal Direct Tax Services | Worldwide, |