Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tax Smart America | SiempreTax+ | |
| Investment | 25000 - 25000 | 43700 - 71900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tax Smart America | SiempreTax+ | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tax Smart America | SiempreTax+ | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| Tax Smart America | SiempreTax+ | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tax Smart America | SiempreTax+ | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | 8% |
| SiempreTax+ | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tax Smart America | 1999 |
| SiempreTax+ | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tax Smart America | 2001 |
| SiempreTax+ | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tax Smart America | 5 years |
| SiempreTax+ | Perpetual |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | $10K-25K |
| SiempreTax+ | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tax Smart America | Industry experience |
| SiempreTax+ | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tax Smart America | Yes |
| SiempreTax+ | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| Equipment | |
| Tax Smart America} | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| Inventory | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| Receivables | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| Payroll | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Tax Smart America | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| SiempreTax+ | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Tax Smart America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| SiempreTax+ | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| SiempreTax+ | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, |
| SiempreTax+ | 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 | |
| SiempreTax+ | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| SiempreTax+ | Canada, |