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Rent to own Audio & Podcasts: Tony Farrell of PTS Financial Services

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Tony Farrell is the owner of PTS Financial Services, one of the largest and oldest successful independent tax service providers in the country since 1988.

PTS Financial Services provides "in-store" tax services for rent-to-own dealers and was one of 85 participating TRIB approved vendors at TRIB Group's annual convention and buying show in Dallas this week.

PTS Financial Services is a first time exhibitor this year with TRIB.

"We are really excited about the response we've received during the show," Farrell said. "One of the benefits beyond the fact dealers will have a customer in the store with a lot of discretionary income, they can anticipate making somewhere around $150 for every return they filed through PTS."

This could add up to $15,000 of alternative revenue for rent-to-own dealers in a three to four week period during the height of tax season. 90- percent of Americans file a very simple non-itemized return that is relatively simple to teach employees to file, Farrell said.

For more information, contact John Blair at 770/262-5609 or by email at johnb4623@aol.com.

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In the 30-year history of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 17 rental dealers have served as president. To mark APRO’s special anniversary, 15 of these leaders share their experiences in helping to shape the rent-to-own industry.

The Keep Rate Conundrum
by Ed Winn III

Calculating keep rate does not seem to improve the rent-to-own business in any discernible way—and yet this calculation, beyond all the others, has had enormous legal and political implications for rent-to-own almost since its inception.

Vendor Spotlight: What's in a Name?
by Neil Ferguson

These three departed rent-to-own vendors--Joe Eason, Tom Kitchens and Norm Smith--live on, their names indelibly linked to key industry events and honors.

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