ExpressTax

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2002

3030 Hartley Rd., #320 Jacksonville, Florida 32257

Phone: (888)417-4461

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	376	0	0	0
2008	509	0	0	0
2007	408	0	0	0
2006	221	0	0	0
2005	223	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1-mile radius

Total investment: $15.4K-40.1K Franchise fee: $1.5K-2.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 22.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days
• Annual conference : 2 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#77 (2009); #163 (2008); #318 (2007); #246 (2006); #320 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#17 (2009); #18 (2008); #39 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#19 (2009); #34 (2008); #82 (2007); #56 (2006); #83 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#18 (2007); #12 (2006); #22 (2005);