Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise
A Paramount Tax & Accounting franchisee provides tax preparation, planning, resolution and related accounting services. At the end of 2025 there were 102 Paramount Tax & Accounting locations in the US, 100 franchised and 2 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $71K–$166K
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Royalty
- 10%
- Locations, 2025
- 102+52 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From Paramount Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise costs
Opening one Paramount Tax & Accounting costs an estimated $71,200 to $166,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Paramount Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Paramount Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 10% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Paramount Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 13
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Paramount Tax & Accounting publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: 2025 results of two affiliate-owned outlets and 43 full-year franchised outlets that completed a tax season before 2025. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Paramount Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 48
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74 (+26) | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 91 (+17) | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 100 (+9) | 2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Paramount Tax & Accounting passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: Paramount Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 51
How Paramount Tax & Accounting compares
Of the 4 tax franchises on this site, Paramount Tax & Accounting is the most expensive to open and the smallest by number of locations.
| Measure | Paramount Tax & Accounting | Typical tax |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $71K | $60K |
| Royalty | 10% | 14% |
| Closed or left per year | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +108.3% | −21.3% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 3 of 4 |
Typical is the median across the 4 brands in tax franchises.
