Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tax Smart America | Toro Taxes | |
| Investment | 25000 - 25000 | 37835 - 64150 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tax Smart America | Toro Taxes | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tax Smart America | Toro Taxes | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tax Smart America | Toro Taxes | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tax Smart America | Toro Taxes | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | 8% |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tax Smart America | 1999 |
| Toro Taxes | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tax Smart America | 2001 |
| Toro Taxes | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tax Smart America | 5 years |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tax Smart America | $10K-25K |
| Toro Taxes | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tax Smart America | Industry experience |
| Toro Taxes | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tax Smart America | Yes |
| Toro Taxes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Equipment | |
| Tax Smart America} | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Inventory | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Receivables | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Payroll | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Support | |
| Tax Smart America | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Toro Taxes | |
| Marketing | |
| Tax Smart America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Toro Taxes | |
| 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) |
| Toro Taxes | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, |
| Toro Taxes | 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 | |
| Toro Taxes | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tax Smart America | |
| Toro Taxes | |