Since when has Ledgers' affiliate, ATAX LLC, offered franchises?
Ledgers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have an affiliate, ATAX LLC d/b/a ATAX, formed on February 20, 2019, with a principal business address of 780 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 240, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. ATAX offers franchise opportunities for retail tax, bookkeeping and payroll office. ATAX LLC also offers franchise opportunities for Area Representatives to recruit and support unit franchisees. This affiliate has offered franchises since 2019. They do not offer franchises in any other line of business. As of December 31, 2024, ATAX had a total of 116 unit franchised outlets and 35 Area Representative franchised outlets. They do not provide any products or services to you.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–10)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Ledgers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, ATAX LLC, an affiliate of Ledgers, has been offering franchises since 2019. ATAX provides franchise opportunities in the retail tax, bookkeeping, and payroll office sector. Additionally, ATAX offers Area Representative franchise opportunities, which focus on recruiting and supporting unit franchisees.
As of December 31, 2024, ATAX had a total of 116 unit franchised outlets and 35 Area Representative franchised outlets. This indicates a well-established franchise system with a significant number of operational units and area representatives.
It is important to note that ATAX does not provide any products or services to Ledgers franchisees. This separation ensures that Ledgers franchisees are not obligated to utilize or depend on ATAX for their business operations, maintaining the independence of each franchise system.