How are Anago Client invoices and payments for services handled, and who determines the procedures?
Anago Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (d) All Clients will be invoiced, and all payments for services rendered under Client Accounts shall be collected and accounted for, in the manner and according to the procedures designated by Franchisor, which procedures may be modified by Franchisor at any time effective upon written notice to Subfranchisor. Subfranchisor shall collect all payments from Clients for services performed under each Client Account as and when such payments become due. Franchisor shall have no responsibility or liability relating to any Client Accounts or the failure of any Client to pay any amount due under any Client Account. Franchisor shall have the right, as it deems necessary in its sole discretion, to assist Subfranchisor in the collection of payments from Clients.
We will invoice the Accounts monthly for the cost of services and supplies You render under the contract with the Account. We will invoice the Accounts we assign to You and maintain those revenue Records for You. You hereby authorize and direct Us to withhold, on Your behalf, any Money due You from servicing the Accounts We assign to You for Royalty Fees, Administration Fees, Advertising Contributions, C-Fees, Note Payments and all other amounts You owe to Us or Our Affiliates and out-of-pocket costs (including attorneys' fees and court costs) We incur in enforcing payment of Accounts on Your behalf. On or before the 20th day but no later than the 25th day of each month following the month in which services were rendered, We will mail to You all monies collected as recorded in the "Due Owner" column of the Owners Report (monthly statement), less monies due Us in accordance with this Agreement. If amounts billed to the Accounts We assign to You are unpaid, You will incur the loss of nonpayment except in
instances where We have guaranteed in writing payments to You. We will take action to enforce payment at Your discretion and expense. You hereby also authorize and direct Us, at Our sole discretion, to initiate action on Our own to recover unpaid amounts of Our fees that would have been collected if the Account had paid as agreed. It is an essential part of Our record keeping that all amounts due from the Client be remitted to Us so that We can maintain accurate and timely records on the amounts due You and the failure to remit any payments received by You will result in significant additional costs to Us. Consequently, failure to forward any funds You receive to the Anago office will result in a Handling Fee of $100 per payment You fail to forward to compensate for this additional expense.
All Accounts We
assign to You or to which you become a party by joinder must be serviced in accordance with the times, frequency of service and cleaning specifications as determined by the Client.
Franchisor will send monthly
invoices to every Client account serviced by Subfranchisor's Unit Franchisees for up to twelve (12) months following commencement of the Subfranchisor's operations and, at Franchisor's option, indefinitely in Franchisor's sole discretion or upon a default under this Agreement which remains uncured beyond all applicable notice and cure periods (an "Event of Default"). Should: (a) Subfranchisor not assume the invoicing after the first twelve (12) months following commencement of operations; or (b) Franchisor elect to assume invoicing upon an Event of Default, Franchisor may charge Subfranchisor the fees set forth below in Section 2.4(h).
After Subfranchisor receives a Client payment and deposits that payment into the designated Anago Escrow Account, Franchisor will: (i) distribute to Subfranchisor once per week, on Wednesday, the Client Receipts deposited into the Anago Escrow Account during the prior week (with a week running from Sunday through Saturday) which have cleared, less any funds owed to Franchisor or its affiliates for Royalties, Administrative Support fees, Insurance fees, accounting fees, service fees (bank fees, credit card fees, or other fees relating to billing and collections), advertising fees, late fees, temporary management fees, interest, and any other payments due to Franchisor its affiliates hereunder; and (ii) Franchisor will hold back in the Anago Escrow Account a portion of the funds sufficient to cover amounts Subfranchisor owes to it under this Agreement, as described in subsection (i).
Subfranchisor is solely responsible for payment to its Unit Franchisees for services rendered to Clients, which payments should be made on the 20th day of each month following the month in which services were rendered, or as otherwise prescribed in its Unit Franchise Agreement, as authorized by Franchisor, and Subfranchisor will provide its Unit Franchisees with a statement detailing the previous month's accounting activity.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 62–298)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Anago's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the handling of client invoices and payments for services depends on whether you are a Unit Franchisee or a Subfranchisor. For Unit Franchisees, Anago acts as their agent for invoicing and collecting payments from clients. Anago invoices clients monthly for services and supplies rendered by the Unit Franchisee. Clients send payments directly to Anago, and Unit Franchisees must forward any payments they receive to Anago. Failure to do so results in a $100 handling fee per payment. Anago withholds money from client payments to cover Royalty Fees, Administration Fees, Advertising Contributions, and other amounts owed by the Unit Franchisee. Payments are then mailed to the Unit Franchisee between the 20th and 25th of each month following the month in which services were rendered. The client determines the times, frequency, and cleaning specifications for the services.
For Subfranchisors, the franchisor delegates the invoicing services to the subfranchisor's unit franchisees for up to 12 months following the commencement of the subfranchisor's operations. After this period, the franchisor may continue invoicing indefinitely at its discretion or upon an event of default. The subfranchisor is responsible for collecting and depositing all client payments into an escrow account designated by Anago. The franchisor will distribute client receipts deposited into the Anago Escrow Account weekly, less any funds owed to the franchisor for royalties, administrative support fees, insurance fees, and other fees. The subfranchisor is responsible for paying its Unit Franchisees for services rendered to clients, typically around the 20th of each month, and must provide a statement detailing the previous month's accounting activity.
In summary, Anago (the Franchisor) determines the procedures for invoicing and payment collection, and these procedures may be modified by Anago at any time with written notice. This system ensures that Anago maintains accurate records and can collect its fees efficiently. Unit Franchisees are primarily responsible for providing the services, while Anago manages the financial transactions with the clients. Subfranchisors play a role in collecting payments and managing the distribution to their Unit Franchisees, but ultimately, Anago sets the rules and has the authority to modify them.