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TaxAssist Accountants
VAT
Website:
www.taxassist.net
Email:
info@taxassist.co.uk
Phone:
0800 018 8297
Franchise classification:
Accountancy, taxation,
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Investment level:
£29,450 plus
business-to-business services
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The value brand
Accountants offers us technical support,
and helplines. You can ring anyone up
to discuss anything from marketing
John Bensalhia meets the former tax inspectors that
strategies to technical issues. If you ask
the helpdesk, then they will have the
became franchisees with TaxAssist Accountants, and have
answers to any question you might have.’
With 185 clients, Geraldine and
now signed up for a further 10 years... Harold’s business is very profitable. The
couple operate from a shop which they
F
ROM TAX inspectors to After joining, Geraldine and Harold
‘TaxAssist
say gets a lot of footfall. Conveniently
TaxAssist Accountants. attended an intensive five-week training
Accountants
positioned opposite their local train
That’s what Geraldine O’Neill course covering technical and marketing station, the roomy shop attracts about
and Harold Smith did back in November topics and how to run their own practice.
deliver
30 to 40 per cent of new clients alone,
2002 when they launched their Sidcup They found that the five-week course was what they because they have seen the shop front and
franchise with the company. both ’very useful and informative’.
say they
were interested enough to pay a visit.
TaxAssist Accountants provides small The couple also speak highly of the Geraldine and Harold feel that
businesses with expert advice tailored support that TaxAssist Accountants
deliver.
TaxAssist Accountants has lived up to
specifically for their needs, from the provides. ’The support is very good,’ says They are their expectations. ‘They deliver what
completion of end of year accounts Geraldine. ’And it’s a reason why we are
always there
they say they deliver,’ says Geraldine.
and tax returns to payroll, VAT and staying on with the business. We feel very ‘They are always there for you, and go
bookkeeping. In addition, the company confident that we can tackle anything
for you…’
the extra mile. They offer you training
provides a wide range of services for with the franchisor behind us. TaxAssist seminars which keep us up to date on
small business clients, such as debt what’s going on, conferences which put
recovery, independent financial advice you in touch with other people, as well as
and personnel (HR) services. regional meetings that keep you informed
Geraldine explains why herself as to the progress of the company.’
and Harold made a choice to sign up Geraldine and Harold have now
with TaxAssist Accountants. signed up for another 10 years. They
’We found that there wasn’t a don’t plan to stay for that entire run,
great deal of marketing involved but hope to sell the franchise in the
in tax inspection. We then latter part of that decade, because of its
discovered TaxAssist increase in value. ‘The business
Accountants, has a great deal more value,’ says
which we Geraldine. ‘We are confident
found very useful that we will get money for it
in providing that because it has an actual brand
marketing. Our aim was to get value - TaxAssist Accountants
the backing of an organisation to help have an excellent reputation and an
market us and get clients.’ excellent brand.’■
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