Liberty Tax Service
Franchising
Overview
If
youre going to look into buying a franchise, why not join a powerhouse?
Liberty
Tax Service is the fastest growing international tax preparation company
EVER! Entrepreneur magazine ranks us in their top Franchise 500 list (were
#15 in their list of Best Low-Cost Franchises and # 8 on the list of Fastest
Growing Franchise Opportunities); our management team has over 400 years
worth of experience in the income tax industry and in franchising; and
we have created a corporate culture that is unparalleled in the tax industry.
Our mission statement says it all: Set the Standard. Improve Each Day.
Have Some Fun. Liberty is unlike any other tax service. We embrace cutting-edge
techniques such as our trendsetting guerrilla marketing program and our
advanced technology.
Approximately
60 percent of the 180 million taxpayers in the U.S. pay someone to prepare
their tax return. That number increases every year due to the complexity
of the tax code. Even taking into consideration those who use CPAs and
our competitors, thats a huge market to aim for and we aggressively
pursue those potential customers.
Our
franchisees are given a proven operating system to work with. All of our
years of experience have laid the foundation, but we dont stop there.
We are always open to new and better approaches to accomplishing our goals.
If
you have a positive attitude and a great outlook on life, we are a perfect
match. Take a moment to read over the enclosed material and let us know
if you have any questions. Thank you for considering a life with Liberty.
Overview
Youre
seriously thinking about going into business for yourself. Good for you.
Now you need to figure out whether you want to go it alone, or join a
franchise company that will give you support and guidance throughout your
venture.
The
good news is you do not need experience in the tax business to be a successful
Liberty franchisee. You do need to believe in unparalleled customer service.
Thats the backbone of Libertys way of doing business. You
also need to commit to following our proven operating system. You wont
need to reinvent the wheel, weve done the hard work for you.
John
Hewitt, Libertys CEO, has 36 years of experience in the income tax
industry. He was with H&R Block during an explosive growth period
when the company office count went from 4,349 to 9,076. As the founder
and CEO of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, he developed the organization to
1,735 locations in less than 16 years. And hes making history now.
Liberty Tax Service has grown to over 1,735 offices in just six years
a record in the industry.
Hewitt
has been recognized nationally for his accomplishments. He has been on
Accounting Todays list of the 100 most influential people in accounting
for three consecutive years. In June 2004, he was honored with the Ernst
& Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Virginia.
Hewitts
goal is to be the #1 tax man in the universe. Join him as he rockets to
the top!
Liberty
Tax Service Franchise Opportunities
Were
#1! Liberty Tax Service is the fastest growing international tax service
ever! In eight years, Liberty Tax Service has grown to the size it took
the other national tax franchises thirteen years to realize. Since its
inception 8 1/2 years ago, Liberty Tax Service has continued to rise in
the ranks of nationally recognized franchise opportunities. Low start-up
costs and the certainty of taxation provides an enticing business opportunity
in an arena historically dominated by one major player: H&R Block.
Theres a growing market since more and more and more people pay
taxes each year. Its recession-proof, since paying taxes is a certainty
regardless of the current economic forecast, or fluctuating stock market.
Over 60% of taxpayers paid a preparer to do their taxes for them last
year. Liberty Tax Service is an aggressive player with over 1,400 offices
in the US and Canada.
Libertys
growth is fueled by a proven operating system that has been fine-tuned
by the leadership and field support staffs 400 total years of tax
experience. Founder and CEO John Hewitt has worked 36 tax seasons, including
12 with H&R Block. Then, he founded Jackson Hewitt, and grew it from
a regional operation to a national force in the industry with over 1,735
offices.
No
prior tax experience is required to put this proven system to work for
your success! Are you ready to build a tax business on this cornerstone
of expertise with support in training, marketing, software, research,
and development? 
Tax
Industry Perspective: A Growing Market
One
major player, H&R Block, has dominated the tax industry for nearly
58 years. More and more people must file a tax return each year. The IRS
projects that the number of individual returns filed will grow at 1.5%
a year through 2008. Sixty percent of taxpayers paid a tax preparer to
complete their taxes in 2002.
Liberty
Tax & Tech Support
Tax
laws are constantly changing and it is Libertys Tax Support teams
job to keep up with all of those changes. Tax Support continuously researches
tax information and provides updates to our franchisees in the form of
educational materials and news alerts. The Tax Support division has a
help line set up to answer any tax and software questions. During tax
season this help line is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
Communication
is the most important commodity in running an international franchise
company. Liberty has developed a sophisticated Intranet system called
ZeeNet. Franchisees use ZeeNet to check calendar events, go on the franchisee
discussion board and see whats new at Liberty.
ZeeNet
also contains downloadable ad artwork that can be customized to suit each
franchise office. It also includes samples of door hangers, coupons and
other advertising materials, so that franchisees can see the product when
they buy their marketing supplies.
Speaking
of supplies, franchisees can order everything from brochures to signs
to Liberty wear just by going to ZeeNet and clicking on the links for
our national vendors.
Our
technology department is constantly enhancing the methods used for tax
preparation. Interview-based software and e-file developments are top
priorities.
Technology
troubleshooters visit new franchise offices nationwide in order to assist
each office in getting up and running before tax season starts. They help
set up the computers, explain how everything works and ensure that the
equipment will run smoothly during tax season.
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