Are transfers of merchandise to or from other Amorino stores deductible from Gross Revenue?
Amorino Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Revenue collected from customers in the form of sales tax, federal, state, county, or city taxes, excise tax, or other similar tax collected from customers that you owe to governmental entities must be reported to us, but is excluded from Gross Revenue for the purpose of computing the royalty fee. In addition to taxes, as described in the previous sentence, the following may also be deducted from Gross Revenue: (a) The selling price of any goods returned by customers or the price charged for any services provided to customers to the extent you give any credit, discount, refund or similar allowance but an exchange of merchandise does not result in an exclusion except to the extent of any accompanying credit, discount, refund or other allowance given to the customer; (b) Items returned to their source for credit or other allowance; (c) Amounts or credits received on claims for loss or damage to merchandise or other assets of your Amorino store but not for claims for loss of business under your business interruption insurance; (d) Sales of equipment, trade fixtures or similar property not constituting merchandise of your store; (e) Transfers of merchandise to or from other Amorino facilities when those transfers are made only for the convenient operation of the concerned facilities; (f) gift certificates or similar vouchers until they are redeemed at your store. You agree to pay the Advertising Fee on a monthly basis, within 10 days of the end of each month during the term of this Agreement, with the first Advertising Fee payment due ten days after the first month (full or partial) that your Store is open.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 80–81)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amorino's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, transfers of merchandise to or from other Amorino facilities can be deducted from Gross Revenue under specific conditions. These transfers must be made solely for the convenient operation of the facilities involved.
This means that if an Amorino franchisee transfers merchandise to another Amorino store to help with inventory management or operational needs, the value of that transfer is not included when calculating Gross Revenue. Gross Revenue is important because it is used to calculate royalty and advertising fees.
However, it's important to note that this deduction is specifically for transfers that facilitate the smooth operation of the stores. Any other type of transfer may not qualify for this deduction. Franchisees should maintain accurate records of all merchandise transfers and their purposes to ensure compliance with Amorino's reporting requirements.