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TaxAssist Accountants Franchise

As a TaxAssist Accountant you can run a thriving accountancy and advisory business, enjoy a growing income from your efforts, and build a valuable asset to sell.

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At a Glance

Established: 1995

UK Presence: Over 400 accountancy practices in the UK, with 250 areas covered. Over 100 territories still available.

Average start up cost: £100,000

Min personal contribution: £40,000

International Presence We operate in the Republic of Ireland, and hold master franchise & licencing arrangements in Canada, USA and Australia.

Development type: Single-unit franchises; multi-unit franchises

Franchise Membership: bfa Established

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A rewarding scalable business model for the financially astute
Run your own accounting and advisory firm

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Now more than ever, you might be thinking about how to make your time and income work harder for your future, so that you’re in control.

As a TaxAssist Accountant, you can run a thriving accountancy and advisory practice, enjoy a growing income from your efforts, and build a valuable asset to sell when the time is right.

You will be able to deliver a suite of accounting, tax, financial and advisory services to local business owners, contractors, freelancers, and their families from your welcoming high street premises.

Successful franchisees come from a wide range of backgrounds, ages, and experiences

Franchisees have worked both in accounting practices and as accountants in industry, plus those who have joined us from banking, financial services, corporate and consulting backgrounds have been particularly successful too.

Having a financial background is essential – the focus is on advising and supporting clients while the tech and your team do the number crunching.

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The Market

With the loss of the traditional bank manager and other advisory organisations, there is a gap that TaxAssist Accountants are filling, as people seek a local trusted advisor for their business and personal financial affairs.

Demand is constant, with evolving tech automating many of the basic services. Franchisees and their teams harness this to deliver a suite of accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll services, alongside advisory work with a relationship-led approach.

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Added to these core services, you’ll have multiple additional service lines (Financial Planning by TaxAssist, Tax Consulting by TaxAssist, Payroll by TaxAssist) that you can introduce to clients and then refer to our dedicated teams through the TaxAssist Group to undertake the service delivery – helping you create multiple revenue streams for your business.

Our technical team consists of qualified tax and accounting experts who operate a helpdesk, as well as delivering regulatory updates for you and your team. The franchisor provides specialist franchise development support for you as the practice owner. You’ll always be able to access the advice you need, whenever you need it.

Your Role - and Our Role

The goal is for you to work on the business rather than in it. That way, you’re growing an asset as well as your income.

You’ll spend your time growing your accounting practice attracting new clients and leading your team of loyal staff. We’ll guide you every step of the way to maximise both your income and asset value, all you need to do is follow the proven model – just like hundreds of people have before you.

The TaxAssist Franchise Model

Think of us as your back-office support team, with years of experience helping people start and grow their accounting firm.

TaxAssist Accountants benefit from our:

  • Market leading branding with an expanding service range
  • Lead generation service and digital visibility, including local & national websites and marketing campaigns
  • Refined technology, systems and processes for every element of your business
  • Guidance setting out your business plan, a proven route to building a saleable asset
  • Keeping you and your business right at the leading edge of changing trends and regulations
  • Multi-award-winning 5* franchisee support year-after-year – independent industry survey

5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction Award 2013-2021

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Routes to owning a TaxAssist Franchise

There are three typical routes to running your own TaxAssist practice:

3 Routes to running your own TaxAssist Accountants Franchise

Next Steps

Do you have:

  • Drive and determination
  • Commercial and financial acumen
  • Discipline to follow a proven, successful model
  • Desire to provide clients with a first-class service
  • At least £40K to invest to start your new business
     

The TaxAssist franchise is for the financially astute, people who enjoy the reward of delivering ongoing value to their clients, forging deep mutually profitable relationships. Our next steps include:

The next Steps to running your own TaxAssist Accountants Franchise

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TaxAssist Accountants Franchise Resales

Success Stories

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Success Story
“Being part of a franchise network is the best of both worlds"

Hannah Campbell joined TaxAssist Accountants in 2014 when she was 24. Here she shares her inspiring journey working her way up from Assistant Practice Manager to Franchisee, operating in Dalkeith, Leith, Fairmilehead and Musselburgh in Scotland, all before the age of 30.

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"The guidance and help through the pandemic has been priceless."

For Kully Sahota, working for himself had always been his dream, and franchising offered the safety net he was looking for to reduce the risk of business failure.

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"I watched the company grow from strength to strength"

Russell Chapman had extensive accounting experience with several large high street banks and accountants before deciding the time was right to establish his own TaxAssist practice.

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Franchisee comes out of retirement after impressive discovery day

Paul Simpson was so impressed when he attended a Discovery Day that he decided to come out of retirement and set himself one further challenge before retiring fully. Paul had a successful career in financial services as a banker, IFA and Estate Planner spanning over 35 years, before selling his business in 2019.

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Franchisee Interview: "Taking on this franchise has just worked for me"

Cheryl Hopkins FCCA joined TaxAssist Accountants in July 2009, after the birth of her first child made her realise she needed to escape the corporate rat race and work for herself.  After ten years, she has built up her practice to over 350 clients from her shop in Nuneaton and office in Tamworth, has a team of four staff and has given birth to her second child. She shares her inspiring story here, about the new independent life taking on a franchise with TaxAssist Accountants has given her.

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Interview: The Benefits of a Trusted Brand When Starting Your Accounting Practice

James Mattam provides his insights and thoughts about TaxAssist Accountants, franchising and the accountancy industry. Learn about how you can take advantage of TaxAssist Accountants Brand-Power when starting your own franchise!

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News

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New TaxAssist Accountant in Woking

Karen Goncalves has recently joined the TaxAssist Accountants network. Businesses and individual taxpayers in Woking will now be able to benefit from the services of Karen, who is currently fitting out a TaxAssist shop at 34 High Street, Knaphill, Woking, GU21 2PY. Karen has always wanted to run her own business and is passionate about providing a first-class service for her clients.

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TaxAssist Group Directors celebrate milestone anniversaries

This year marks the 25th anniversary for Group Business Development Director, James Mattam and 20th anniversary for Group Director and UK Managing Director, Sarah Robertson. It was 1999 when James Mattam joined the then fledgling TaxAssist Accountants franchise as part of a team of just four staff and a network of 65 franchisees. Sarah Robertson joined the TaxAssist Group as a director in 2004, following the successful sale of her own advertising brand and creative business.  

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TaxAssist Pinner celebrates anniversary in style

Sabrina Rehman held a party at her shop at 108 Field End Road, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 1RL to celebrate her first anniversary as principal of the business.

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The TaxAssist Group celebrates 10-year anniversary of groundbreaking buyout deal

The 2014 TaxAssist Franchisee-assisted Management Buyout (FaMBO) is believed to have been the UK's first buyout of its kind.

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Why franchising is key to the success of TaxAssist Accountants

The TaxAssist Group’s strategic plan remains focused on growth of franchised business.

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First Scottish TaxAssist Accountants shop rebranded

Over 300 TaxAssist Accountants shops and offices across the UK will be rebranded over the next two years.

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Videos

Synopsis

In 2024, The TaxAssist Group unveiled a new look series of brands to highlight that it can advise and support clients with much more than accountancy and tax services. The company’s evolved branding maintains the personal, friendly and professional feel that TaxAssist is renowned for and incorporates the strapline ‘We can do more for you’, to reflect the extensive services clients can expect, all under one roof. As well as a refreshed logo and strapline, a vibrant colour palette has been introduced to highlight the complementary brands. This can be seen across our digital presence and will be applied to shops and offices across the UK and Ireland over the next few years.

Refreshing the TaxAssist brand is a key development in the evolution of our franchise model and we are confident that the innovative and impactful design sets the network up for the future. The new branding is expected to increase client attraction and retention and be even more appealing to potential TaxAssist Accountants looking to grow or buy a modern, professional accountancy practice with a clearly defined suite of services.

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