Liberty Tax Service Franchise Information

Liberty Tax Service is a retail income tax preparation firm serving the United States and Canada. We are the second largest international tax service. The company is ranked the 15th top franchise opportunity in Entrepreneur magazine's list of top 100 franchises. The ratings are based on financial strength, stability, growth rate, size of the system, start-up costs and financing options. John Hewitt holds the distinction of being the only CEO and founder to be listed twice in the top 30 companies in Entrepreneur magazine. He founded Jackson Hewitt in 1982 and Liberty Tax Service in 1997.

We're #1! Liberty Tax Service is the fastest growing international tax service ever! In seven years, Liberty Tax Service has grown to the size it took the other national tax franchises thirteen years to realize. Since its inception seven 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. There's a growing market since more and more and more people pay taxes each year. It's 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 1,735 offices in the US and Canada.

Liberty's growth is fueled by a proven operating system that has been fine-tuned by the leadership and field support staff's 400 total years of tax experience. Founder and CEO John Hewitt has worked 35 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 1340 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 40 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. Over 60% of taxpayers paid a tax preparer to complete their taxes in 2003.