Tax Tiger Franchising, LLC, a California limited liability company, was formed on December 15, 2008. We currently conduct business under our limited liability company name and under the name TAX TIGER. Our principal business address and that of our affiliate and predecessor is 6355 Riverside Blvd., Suite L, Sacramento, California 95831. Our agents for service of process are disclosed in Exhibit A.
Our affiliate and predecessor, Tax Tiger, Inc. (“TTI”), is a California corporation formed on August 30, 2002. TTI operates a business which provides tax resolution, tax return preparation and related services. We have no parent company
We offer franchises for the establishment and operation of a business (“TAX TIGER Office” or “Office”) which provides tax resolution services and tax return preparation services to individuals and businesses. TAX TIGER Offices operate using our distinctive business format, systems, methods, procedures, designs, advertising, promotional and marketing methods, and operational standards and specifications (collectively, the “Licensed Methods”). A TAX TIGER Office is licensed to use our service mark TAX TIGER, and other trademarks, service marks and commercial symbols (“Marks”).
You pay to us in full an initial franchise fee of $50,000 when you sign the Franchise Agreement. The initial franchise fee is fully earned on receipt and is non-refundable in all circumstances. You also pay us a fee based on the population located in your Territory (“Territory Fee”). The Territory Fee is paid in full when you sign the Franchise Agreement. The minimum Territory Fee is $50,000 for a Territory that includes up to 500,000 persons located in the Territory. For each additional 200,000 persons or portion thereof located in your Territory, you must pay us an additional $25,000. The maximum Territory Fee is $375,000. We use the United States Bureau of Census population figures to estimate the population located in your Territory. The Territory Fee is fully earned on receipt and is nonrefundable in all circumstances
Neither we nor any agent or affiliate offer direct or indirect financing to you. We do not guarantee your note, lease, or other obligations
The FTC's Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide information about the actual or potential financial performance of its franchised and/or franchisor-owned outlets, if there is a reasonable basis for the information, and if the information is included in the Disclosure Document. Financial performance information that differs from that included in Item 19 may be given only if: (1) a franchisor provides the actual records of an existing outlet you are considering buying; or (2) a franchisor supplements the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances.