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Instant Tax Service was, until a federal court ordered its closure as part of a fraud lawsuit, based out of Dayton, Ohio, and specialized in tax preparation, electronic filing, and refund anticipation loan services. Founded in 2000 by Fez Ogbazion, the company was the second venture for Ogbazion, who cut his teeth in the tax industry with the founding of Instant Refund Tax Service in Cincinnati, OH in 1994. Ogbazion sold Instant Refund Tax Service to Fortune 500 giant Jackson Hewitt in 1999 and used the proceeds from the sale to start Instant Tax Service. In 2009, Instant Tax Service was ranked #93 on the nation's top 500 fastest growing companies list by Inc. Magazine. The company also ranked #1 on Entrepreneur Magazine's Top New Franchises list and the #1 lowest cost franchise in the United States in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Entrepreneur rankings )〕 Federal courts later ordered the closure of Instant Tax Service after prosecutors sought an injunction, alleging fraud. == History == Fesum Berhane Ogbazion, who came to the United States with his family in 1982 from Ethiopia,〔Ethiopia〕 opened his first tax office in 1994, Instant Refund Tax Service, while pursuing a degree in accounting and finance at the University of Cincinnati. He strategically chose a former H&R Block tax office located just down the street from his parents’ home. The office was just 400 sq. ft. He prepared over 600 tax returns his first year, but barely broke even. However, over the next five years, Ogbazion's business prospered. He opened 26 additional locations throughout the Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky area. In 1999, sensing a major competitor in the area, Jackson Hewitt offered to buy Instant Refund Tax Service from Ogbazion for a reported $3 million. In the year 2000 and in accordance with his non-compete agreement, Ogbazion moved to Dayton, OH and rebuilt his business from the ground up. Instant Tax Service began franchising in 2004. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Instant Tax Service」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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