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Financial ServicesRevenue OnlyItem 19: ✓ DisclosedQuality: 60/100

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service

Based on 2025 FDD · 1 filing in corpus

FranchiseIQ Score
81
A
Low Risk
Composite score based on SBA default rate, unit growth, disclosure quality & investment efficiency.
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Total Investment Range$15K – $105K
MinMid: $60KMax

Key Metrics

Franchise Fee
$25K
Royalty Rate
—
Ad Fund Rate
6.5%
Total Burden
—
Royalty + ad fund
Units (2023)
—
Net Unit Growth
→ —
Year over year
Cash-on-Cash Return
36.2%
Annual estimated return
Payback Period
2.8 yrs
Break-even timeline
SBA Default Rate
1.5%
vs ~7.2% industry avg
Median Revenue
$87K
Item 19 disclosed
Red Flags Assessment
LOW: Single-year corpus
LOW ×1
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Estimated using sector-average margins. Actual franchise economics vary by location, operator, and market conditions.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service vs. Financial Services Average

MetricJackson Hewitt Tax ServiceFinancial Services Avg
SBA Default Rate1.5%▲7.2%
Cash-on-Cash Return36.2%▲15.5%
Total Investment$60K$250K

Industry averages based on FranchiseIQ corpus benchmarks. ▲ = better than avg, ▼ = worse.

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  1. 1.What is Jackson Hewitt Tax Service's SBA default rate compared to its competitors?Learn more →
  2. 2.Does Jackson Hewitt Tax Service disclose Item 19 financial performance representations?Learn more →
  3. 3.What is the net unit growth trend over the past 3 years?Learn more →
  4. 4.What is the franchisee termination and transfer rate per Item 20?Learn more →
  5. 5.What do the FDD litigation disclosures (Item 3) reveal about franchisor legal history?Learn more →
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