Paramount Tax & Accounting
Disclosure honesty
Paramount Tax & Accounting discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 data: 43 franchises (full year, mature) with median net income $128,188, average $242,793. 2 affiliate outlets averaged $8.56M net. Cherry-pick: excludes 57 newer/part-time outlets, omits profitability timeline.
Is Paramount Tax & Accounting worth it? — how it compares to 266 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 15% of sales | steeper than 93% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $71,200 | cheaper than most (median $142,905) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Paramount Tax & Accounting
The franchisor's framing: 2025 data: 43 franchises (full year, mature) with median net income $128,188, average $242… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $71,200–$166,000, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise owners make?
- 2025 data: 43 franchises (full year, mature) with median net income $128,188, average $242,793. 2 affiliate outlets averaged $8.56M net. Cherry-pick: excludes 57 newer/part-time outlets, omits profitability timeline. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What is the Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations/non-renewals 2025; 57 outlets excluded from Item 19 performance data.
- Is a Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Paramount Tax & Accounting scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 15% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Paramount Tax & Accounting or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.