TaxAssist Accountants - Accountancy Services Franchise
Finance Requirements
- Franchise Fee
- €39,450 + VAT
Available Areas
Opportunities available throughout Ireland.
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About Us
The 
TaxAssist
Accountants Franchise was founded in 1995. The
company has been set up to provide a national network of trained,
experienced personnel, offering a professional and personal service
in accountancy, taxation and business services to small
businesses.
The company's
founder, John Westgarth, is an experienced and innovative Chartered
Accountant. It was whilst working in practice in 1995 that he saw
an opening in the market place. He realised that small
businesses would need help with their accounts in the wake of
self-assessment, and he anticipated that the demand for such a
service would be ideal for a franchise
network. TaxAssist Accountants was formed on
the back of this realisation.
Self Assessment has revolutionised the way in which small
businesses and the self-employed are required to report results and
calculate tax liability. To meet this demand, there is an
ever-increasing need for a good, local, personal service. Many
small businesses find they don't get the service they deserve from
their present accountant and resent the large fees they have to
pay. Therefore they are often willing to change to an accountant
that specialises in offering a complete range of services
specifically for small businesses.
Our target market is the sole trader, partnership or small limited
company.
The Franchise Opportunity
TaxAssist Accountants is the largest network of
accountants specifically servicing the small business
market- We focus on a lucrative market that is largely untapped by the more traditional accountancy practices which tend to go for larger business with higher fees, but more complicated work
- We operate a tried and tested model that can give you business success
- You will have a valuable and tangible asset to sell upon your exit
- We provide full support and back up from a professional and experienced team to help your technical competence and your ability to promote and grow your business
- You gain rights to an exclusive territory
- You gain the ability to trade under a national
brand name
Financial Information – the franchise
package
The franchise fee is €39,450 + VAT and allows you to work from a commercial office and then move to a shop front by the end of your third year. Alternatively you can also open up a shop front from day one. The franchise fee includes an exclusive territory, licence fee, a fully configured laptop and IT software, training fees, our Nurture Programme that helps you to maximise your activities and kick-start your business, operations manuals, promotional material and stationery, an accountancy and tax helpline and national marketing amongst many other things. We also provide 25 free client leads from our lead generation providers and look to arrange membership of a networking organisation wherever possible, simply to help you raise awareness of your business in the area.
Why become a TaxAssist
Accountant?
The
business model of TaxAssist Accountants is
fundamentally simple - to take on hundreds of small business
clients - with relatively simple work, whilst being based in
visible, accessible and friendly shop front premises.
Many of our franchisees were fed up with the daily commute, bored,
had been made redundant or were frustrated with working hard to
make others rich. They realised that taking on a franchise,
which offers a service that has been and always will be in demand,
could be the answer. They saw the business model made
financial sense, with the potential for taking a good salary whilst
creating a real asset for their long term future.
Fee banks are very saleable (there are more buyers than sellers)
and with the TaxAssist Accountants brand name this
could add a premium to the value of the business when you decide to
sell. By adhering to the business model and taking a
proactive approach to marketing in your territory, you should be
attracting clients at a considerable rate. Client acquisition
will be facilitated by your shop front presence, and your marketing
and networking activity will significantly help the build-up of
your fee-bank.
Training and Support
TaxAssist
Accountants Training
Republic of Ireland Training - OmniPro, one of the leading training and development companies operating in the Republic of Ireland delivers the accountancy and tax training in Dublin. The courses are residential and TaxAssist Accountants pays for all meals, accommodation etc.
The 5 week Training Programme consists of:
- The first and second weeks cover all aspects of accounts production and taxation for sole traders, partnerships and Limited Companies, basic bookkeeping and company secretarial work.
- The third is a case study week which OmniPro have designed and will deliver.
- Week four is a software training week which will be delivered by CCH.
- In the last week you will receive sales, marketing and recruitment training.
TaxAssist Accountants Support
Full training, support and guidance are given to operate your business under the TaxAssist Accountants brand name.
You will receive:
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Success
to Date
Our first franchisee joined our first training
course in July 1996. Since then, our network has grown in size and
performance, to over 160 franchises across the UK. We continue to
recruit successfully, and we are seeking to grow to a full network
of 400.
We launched our flagship shop front office in 2002 and we now have
over 80 shop fronts spread throughout the country.
We operate in a lucrative market and provide a service, which is, and always will be, in demand where the rewards can be substantial.
