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ATAX franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network
ATAX offers a business services franchise with a relatively low initial investment ranging from $59,150 to $79,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off ATAX's registered filing, with where the numbers land against business services peers. Weighing ATAX against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in ATAX's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31426 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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ATAX franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: ATAX does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for ATAX — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (50% of business services franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn ATAX's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Business services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
ATAX lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
ATAX's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against ATAX itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
ATAX closures & failure rate
Before you sign, ATAX will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what ATAX's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a business services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. ATAX's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 7.1%, against a business services median of 3.3% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +13 to 111 in the latest reported year.
Who owns ATAX?
ATAX's franchise is offered by ATAX LLC (Unit) — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Business services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing ATAX is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
ATAX franchise — frequently asked
Who owns ATAX — who is the franchisor?
ATAX's most recently filed FDD (2024) names ATAX LLC (Unit) as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a ATAX franchise cost?
ATAX's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $59,150 – $79,000 and a 14% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against business services peers it sits in the top quartile (median $103,290).
How much profit does a ATAX franchise make?
ATAX makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for ATAX at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does ATAX disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — ATAX's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 50% of business services franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against ATAX?
ATAX's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against ATAX itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is ATAX a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from ATAX's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against business services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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