About Us
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.
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 marketWe 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.
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
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.
The 5 week Training Programme
consists of:
The first and second weeks cover
all aspects of accounts production and taxation for sole traders
and partnerships.
The third week covers software
training on Taxation and Practice Management.
For the fourth week you will be
working from home. You will be given relevant case studies to work
through.
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:
- An exclusive marketing territory
- Accountancy and Tax training by one of the
market leading training providers
- Nurture programme which lasts for 6 months after
the initial course focusing on business development, HR, staff
recruitment and client acquisition
- Fully integrated software suite from CCH
- Complete ongoing training programme (technical,
marketing, software, administration)
- Comprehensive operations manuals
- Continuous guidance and support
- Technical advice helplines including access to
our technical support website, support material and visits from our
technical experts
- Access to specialist advice/in-field
back-up
- Regular contact with our Franchisee Liaison
Manager to monitor and discuss progress
| - Technical updates
- 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.
- National Marketing campaigns and internet
optimisation generating inbound leads
- Initial stationery and marketing materials
including your own personalised website
- Marketing, publicity and brand building
- Regular regional training and development for
franchisees and their staff
- A support site with adverts, guidance,
stationery etc
- First year’s membership of a networking
group such as BNI or BRE
- Telephone answering service for first
year
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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.
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.
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. Please speak to
the recruitment department to see what areas are included.
The main differences between this package
and the one listed above, are that you would be paying a reduced
franchise fee, and your ongoing costs would also be lower. This is
because you only have a territory half the size of a standard size
territory.
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Resales
There are also
current TaxAssist Resales available
in:
North
West (click on the link to see further
information)
South Wales
(click on the link to see further information)
We
launched our flagship shop front office in 2002 and we now have
over 80 shop fronts spread throughout the country.
When you join TaxAssist
Accountants, you will be making a commitment to operate
your franchise from shop front premises within 36 months of
joining. Our Franchisee Development Managers will be able to assist
you when considering location, and they can help you locate
suitable premises within your territory.
We operate in a lucrative market and provide a service,
which is, and always will be,
in demand where the rewards can be substantial.
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