Five Days Left Before Tax Day - Franchise Interviews Tax Podcast

There are only five days left before filing your taxes.  This time of year, we get many questions on franchises that provide tax services.  We are going to play clips from two very interesting franchises in the tax industry.  First, we play a clip from our interview with Dom Cirello of the BookKeeping Express franchise opportunity. Dom is a franchisee to BookKeeping Express. BookKeeping Express, a national organization and franchise that provides businesses with professional bookkeeping services. Bookkeeping Express was founded in 1984 in California.  Next we meet with Nick Rizzi of the Smart Tax franchise opportunity.  Smart Tax allows its franchisees to own a tax preparation business without requiring a background in finance, accounting, or tax law - it's a business that is easy to start up and operate, just by following the established and comprehensive Smart Tax franchise system.


In Part Three, we are meeting with Tab Burkhalter: Founder and CEO of Numbers House, which specializes in helping entrepreneurs legally start their businesses, as well as providing back-end office support in bookkeeping, payroll, etc. Tab is a licensed CPA who can provide expert commentary and insight on all things business-related in the home services field. His company helps owners make sure their business is structured in a way that is most advantageous in regards to taxes, in addition to offering payroll and bookkeeping services. Tab will discuss the following topics on this show: * The most common tax deductions franchise owners overlook * You can borrow from your 401k to start a franchise, but should you? * Financial and tax implications of opening a second franchise location * Exit strategies for franchise owners In Part Two, we play a clip from our popular Great Quotes in Franchising podcast