Do the Big Apple Bagels financial statements include an income statement?
Big_Apple_Bagels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
copies of sales tax returns and copies of such portions of Franchisee's state and federal income tax returns as reflect the operation of the BAGELS Store.
- b. Reports and Tax Returns to be Furnished to Franchisor. Franchisee shall furnish to Franchisor the following: (i) on or before 5:00 p.m. on Monday of each week, an electronic (email) report of the Gross Revenues of the BAGELS Store for the preceding week, (ii) on or before 5:00 p.m. on Monday of each week, a mailed or faxed copy of the BAGELS Store's register tape or report (as applicable) used as the basis for the sales that were reported for the preceding week, (iii) by the thirtieth (30th) day of each quarter a profit and loss statement as of the end of the preceding quarter, a year-to-date profit and loss statement and a balance sheet as of the end of the preceding month; (iv) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the BAGELS Store, an annual profit and loss statement and source and use of funds statement for the BAGELS Store and a balance sheet for the BAGELS Store as of the end of each fiscal year, reviewed by an independent certified public accountant, or, if requested by Franchisor, accompanied by an opinion of a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants selected by Franchisee and approved by Franchisor, which opinion may be qualified only to the extent reasonably acceptable to Franchisor; and (v) by the due date by which Franchisee is required to file with applicable governmental agency each of the following tax returns, exact copies of all state sales tax returns and such portions of Franchisee's federal and state income tax returns as reflect the operation of the BAGELS Store.
Source: Item 21 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (FDD page 86)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Big Apple Bagels Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) does not explicitly state that the franchisor's financial statements include an income statement. However, Item 22 does state that franchisees must furnish to Big Apple Bagels, among other things, a profit and loss statement on a quarterly and annual basis.
Specifically, franchisees are required to submit a profit and loss statement as of the end of each quarter by the thirtieth day of the following quarter, along with a year-to-date profit and loss statement and a balance sheet. Additionally, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, franchisees must provide an annual profit and loss statement, a source and use of funds statement, and a balance sheet, reviewed by an independent certified public accountant.
While the FDD outlines the financial reporting requirements for franchisees, it does not specify whether the franchisor's financial statements, included elsewhere in the document, contain an income statement. A prospective franchisee should directly ask Big Apple Bagels whether their financial statements include an income statement to gain a clearer understanding of the franchisor's financial performance.