SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · CALIFORNIA
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE franchise in California: what the public record shows
Franchisees of JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE in California have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $151,809), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 10.0% were charged off — versus 4.8% for JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in CA
11
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
10.0%
National charge-off
4.8%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CA. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
3,947
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
10
national 8.1
Versus the country
+23%
denser
Every business in JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE's industry operating in California — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in CA | Local charge-off | Units in CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Boxes Etc. Usa | 164 | 10.2% | — |
| Postal Annex Plus | 65 | 18.9% | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | 63 | 2.0% | — |
| Aim Mail Center | 22 | 21.1% | — |
| Liberty Tax Service | 20 | 12.5% | — |
| Express Employment Professionals/Express Pers | 12 | thin | — |
| Pakmail Centers of America | 12 | 0.0% | — |
| Fedex Ground | 10 | thin | — |
| Postal Connections | 7 | thin | — |
| CMIT Solutions | 6 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE compares to the systems a buyer in California would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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