TaxAssist Accountants

TaxAssist Accountants 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.  

TaxAssist Accountants is the largest network of accountants specifically servicing the small business market

Why become a TaxAssist Accountant?

The business model of TaxAssist Accountants is to take on small business clients - whilst being based in visible, accessible and friendly shop front premises.

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.

What can be achieved?

At the beginning of 2009, the top franchisees who opened in the last 3 years, have at the end of their first year an average of 120 clients and almost £80,000 of fees. We do not pretend that this is easily achieved – it required real effort and an enthusiastic following of our business model – but that level of success is being achieved and in some cases exceeded. After five years, depending on your own ambitions, it should be possible to aim for 350+ clients with a turnover of £250k upwards.

Training and Skills?

You will be the principal of the business and can employ accountants leaving you to concentrate on growing your business. Franchisees do not need any formal accountancy qualifications as full training is given, but we do look for key abilities and attributes. High levels of commercial acumen and finance and business awareness are essential as we look for franchisees who are determined to build a sizeable business

UK - BPP Professional Education, the UK's leading provider of accountancy and taxation tuition, provide our accountancy and taxation training. Training is carried out at our Support Centre in Norwich by qualified personnel in an informal atmosphere. The courses are residential and TaxAssist Accountants pays for all meals, accommodation etc.

Republic of Ireland - 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.

TaxAssist Accountants Support

Full training, support and guidance are given to operate your business under the TaxAssist Accountants brand name.

You will receive:

• An exclusive marketing territory
• Accountancy and Tax training by one of the market leading training providers
• Continuous guidance and support
• Technical advice helplines including access to our technical support website, support material and visits from our technical experts
• Regular contact with our Franchisee Liaison Manager to monitor and discuss progress
• Inbound and outbound lead generation service including 25 free leads We work closely with you, particularly in the early period of your operation, to ensure everything is going well and clients are being obtained.
• Initial stationery and marketing materials including your own personalised website
• Marketing, publicity and brand building

Financial Information – The Franchise Packages

We offer two entry levels to the franchise. The first entry package costs £29,450 + 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.

The second package is called the ‘Lifestyle Package’ and costs £19,950 + VAT. We are offering this package in limited rural areas. This package has been created on the back of the increasing desire among many to escape the confines of city practices and the costs of city living through the purchase of a practice in a new location such as smaller market towns or rural areas. We have selected various locations around the country where we wish to offer this package, and it would also be relevant if a reduced size territory is all that is available in a certain area.

Republic Of Ireland Franchise

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.

To find out more about starting your own TaxAssist Franchise,
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Further Information

Franchise Information

BFA Membership Status
Full

UK Years Established
13 years

Current UK Coverage
50%

Franchisee Support Staff
25

Personal Investment Req.
£15,000

Total Startup Cost
£50,000

Why Choose Us?

What Our Franchisees Say

Latest Case Study

6th August 2009
TaxAssist Is A Great Business Opportunity, I own two shops!

Latest News

15th July 2010
18 people have joined TaxAssist Accountants so far in 2010

Special Feature

5th March 2009
Focus on Accountancy