Paramount Tax & Accounting Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
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.
What a Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 15% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $71,200 – $166,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 10%, local marketing 5%, SEO/website $300/mo, coop 1%+ min. Waiver of local marketing at $1M+ sales threshold.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Paramount Tax & Accounting system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 102 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations/non-renewals 2025; 57 outlets excluded from Item 19 performance data.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Paramount Tax & Accounting worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 15% of sales | steeper than 94% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $71,200 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| 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 are the Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise fees?
- Paramount Tax & Accounting's FDD discloses a $40,000 initial franchise fee, a 10% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 15% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 10%, local marketing 5%, SEO/website $300/mo, coop 1%+ min. Waiver of local marketing at $1M+ sales threshold.
- What is the Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise profit margin?
- Paramount Tax & Accounting does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 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. Recurring fees alone take about 15% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Paramount Tax & Accounting franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations/non-renewals 2025; 57 outlets excluded from Item 19 performance data.
- How many Paramount Tax & Accounting locations are there?
- Paramount Tax & Accounting's FDD reports 102 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Paramount Tax & Accounting have complaints or lawsuits?
- Paramount Tax & Accounting discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- 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.