Liberty Tax Service is a United States-based company specializing in the preparation of tax returns for individuals and small businesses. The company began in Canada in 1972 and began selling Canadian franchises in 1973. Jackson Hewitt co-founder John Hewitt purchased the Canadian company in 1997, changed its name to Liberty Tax and began selling franchises in the United States.

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  • John Hewitt, Chairman, CEO & President,
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    CIO Charles E. Kirkpatrick
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  • Liberty Tax Service is a United States-based company specializing in the preparation of tax returns for individuals and small businesses. The company began in Canada in 1972 and began selling Canadian franchises in 1973. Jackson Hewitt co-founder John Hewitt purchased the Canadian company in 1997, changed its name to Liberty Tax and began selling franchises in the United States. Liberty receives enormous media attention due to its practice of using store-front wavers dressed up in such costumes as the Statue of Liberty and Uncle Sam. As of 2009, Liberty is the fastest-growing international tax preparation firm in the world. Their franchise network is comprised of over 3000 offices in the United States and Canada The company has prepared over 6 million individual income tax returns in the course of its 12 years operating in the United States.. Liberty Tax Service pays its employees at franchises very low wages (barely above minimum wage). Liberty Tax Service also charges extremely high fees to customers and targets low income EIC Tax Returns, marketing Refund Anticipation Loans to clients. Most individual offices are independently-owned franchises, Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Liberty Tax Service #1 in the tax preparation category and #3 overall on the list of top 500 franchise opportunities in the world in January of 2009. Liberty's two largest competitors did not submit franchise prospectuses to Entrepreneur for 2009, previously Liberty had been ranked third. Black Enterprise has named the Liberty franchise opportunity as one of the most affordable.
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  • Liberty Tax Service, Inc.
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  • Liberty Tax Service is a United States-based company specializing in the preparation of tax returns for individuals and small businesses. The company began in Canada in 1972 and began selling Canadian franchises in 1973. Jackson Hewitt co-founder John Hewitt purchased the Canadian company in 1997, changed its name to Liberty Tax and began selling franchises in the United States.
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