Tax Centers of America

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1997

1611 E. Main Russellville, Arkansas 72801

Phone: (479)968-4796

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 15 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	128	0	0	1
2008	122	0	0	1
2007	115	0	0	2
2006	104	0	0	2
2005	104	0	0	2

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 10,000 population

Total investment: $17.5K-46.95K Franchise fee: $7.5K/20K

Ongoing royalty fee: $25-45/return Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 24% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (97% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Commercial broadcast production

Franchise 500® rank:
#361 (2009); #349 (2008); #333 (2007);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#83 (2009); #82 (2008); #90 (2007);