What is the interest rate charged on overdue amounts for a Casiola franchise?

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| Reporting Non-Compliance | $150 per occurrence | 14 days of invoice | Payable for failure to timely submit Royalty and Activity Reports, and other reports and financial statements as required under Franchise Agreement. |
| Operations Non-Compliance | $500 to $1,000 per occurrence | 14 days of invoice | Payable for failure to comply with operational standards as required under Franchise Agreement, plus inspection and re-inspection costs incurred by us. |
| Payment Non-Compliance | $150 per occurrence | 14 days of invoice | Payable for failure to timely pay, when due, a fee or payment due to us under the Franchise Agreement, plus interest, costs and legal fees. |
| Interest | 18% per annum from due date | On demand | Payable on all overdue amounts, fees, charges, and payments due to us under the Franchise Agreement. Interest rate cannot exceed legal rate allowed by law and may be adjusted to reflect same. |
| NSF Check Fee or Failed Electronic Fund Transfer | 5% of amount or $50, whichever is greater, or maximum fee allowed by law | On demand | Payable if your bank account possesses insufficient funds and/or fails to process a payment or transfer related to a fee due from you to us. |
| Audit | Cost of audit plus expenses | On demand | For costs incurred by us for each financial audit, provided the audit determines underreporting of 2% or greater during any designated period. Includes expenses incurred by us including audit, legal, travel and reasonable accommodations. |
| Quality Assurance Audit | Actual costs incurred by us | As invoiced | Payable to us if we elect to perform periodic quality assurance audits, including mystery shopper type inspections and programs. |
| Collections | Actual fees, costs, and expenses | On demand | For costs and expenses incurred by us in collecting fees due to us, and/or to enforce the terms of the Franchise Agreement or a termination of the Franchise Agreement. Includes costs and expenses of re-inspections required by quality assurance audit. |
| Supplier Review | Actual fees, costs, and expenses | Within 14 days of invoice | You must pay us the costs incurred by us to review and evaluate a potential supplier, product, or service that you submit to us for approval. |

Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 12–18)

What is the interest rate charged on overdue amounts for a Casiola franchise?

Answer from 2024 FDD Document

What This Means (2024 FDD)




Reporting Non-Compliance	$150 per occurrence	14 days of invoice	Payable for failure to timely submit Royalty and Activity Reports, and other reports and financial statements as required under Franchise Agreement.
Operations Non-Compliance	$500 to $1,000 per occurrence	14 days of invoice	Payable for failure to comply with operational standards as required under Franchise Agreement, plus inspection and re-inspection costs incurred by us.
Payment Non-Compliance	$150 per occurrence	14 days of invoice	Payable for failure to timely pay, when due, a fee or payment due to us under the Franchise Agreement, plus interest, costs and legal fees.
Interest	18% per annum from due date	On demand	Payable on all overdue amounts, fees, charges, and payments due to us under the Franchise Agreement. Interest rate cannot exceed legal rate allowed by law and may be adjusted to reflect same.
NSF Check Fee or Failed Electronic Fund Transfer	5% of amount or $50, whichever is greater, or maximum fee allowed by law	On demand	Payable if your bank account possesses insufficient funds and/or fails to process a payment or transfer related to a fee due from you to us.
Audit	Cost of audit plus expenses	On demand	For costs incurred by us for each financial audit, provided the audit determines underreporting of 2% or greater during any designated period. Includes expenses incurred by us including audit, legal, travel and reasonable accommodations.
Quality Assurance Audit	Actual costs incurred by us	As invoiced	Payable to us if we elect to perform periodic quality assurance audits, including mystery shopper type inspections and programs.
Collections	Actual fees, costs, and expenses	On demand	For costs and expenses incurred by us in collecting fees due to us, and/or to enforce the terms of the Franchise Agreement or a termination of the Franchise Agreement. Includes costs and expenses of re-inspections required by quality assurance audit.
Supplier Review	Actual fees, costs, and expenses	Within 14 days of invoice	You must pay us the costs incurred by us to review and evaluate a potential supplier, product, or service that you submit to us for approval.