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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HEWITT JOHN T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Liberty Tax, Inc. [TAX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer/Pres. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1716 CORPORATE LANDING PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2016 (Street) VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 01/12/2016   M   21,749 A $ 15 1,007,500 D   Class A Common Stock 01/12/2016   F   18,422 D $ 19.51 (1) 989,078 D   Class A Common Stock 01/13/2016   M   7,961 A $ 15 997,039 D   Class A Common Stock 01/13/2016   F   7,000 D $ 18.39 (2) 990,039 D   Class A Common Stock 01/14/2016   M   9,932 A $ 15 999,971 D   Class A Common Stock 01/14/2016   F   8,772 D $ 18.27 (3) 991,199 D   Class A Common Stock               141,553 (4) I By 401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 15

01/12/2016

M

21,749

04/15/2011

04/15/2016

Class A Common Stock

39,642

$ 15

17,893

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 15

01/13/2016

M

7,961

04/15/2011

04/15/2016

Class A Common Stock

17,893

$ 15

9,932

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 15

01/14/2016

M

9,932

04/15/2011

04/15/2016

Class A Common Stock

9,932

$ 15

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HEWITT JOHN T 1716 CORPORATE LANDING PARKWAY VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454	X	X	Chief Executive Officer/Pres.

Signatures

John T. Hewitt		01/14/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects 18,422 shares sold by a broker-dealer at an average market price of $19.51 per share less an exercise price of $15.00 per share to fund the exercise of 3,327 options owned by John T. Hewitt.
(2)	Reflects 7,000 shares sold by a broker-dealer at an average market price of $18.39 per share less an exercise price of $15.00 per share to fund the exercise of 961 options owned by John T. Hewitt.
(3)	Reflects 8,772 shares sold by a broker-dealer at an average market price of $18.27 per share less an exercise price of $15.00 per share to fund the exercise of 1,160 options owned by John T. Hewitt.
(4)	Reflects shares of Class A Common Stock held through the Company 401(k) plan. The reporting person's holdings in the Company 401(k) plan have fluctuated since the filing of the original Form 3, and the reported holdings are based on the reporting person's 401(k) plan statement as of January 13, 2016.

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