A tax franchise is a business that sells the right to use its name and business system to sell or distribute its products and/or services to an individual franchisee. Tax franchises focus on selling to Electronic Return Originators (EROs) and professional tax preparation businesses under their own brand. By doing this, franchises are able to grow their business while independent tax professionals are able to own and operate their own tax preparation office while also gaining the benefits of the franchise’s experience, brand recognition, training, marketing, and other resources. In addition to these benefits, a tax franchisee typically enters into a multi-year partnership agreement with the tax franchisor, providing stability for their tax business.

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