How is the Royalty Fee transmitted to Central Bark Doggy Day Care?
Central_Bark_Doggy_Day_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Type of Fee | Amount | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees You Will Pay Us | |||
| Royalty Fee | 6% of Gross Sales2 | On the first business day after the 15th day of the following month | Transmitted via electronic funds transfer.3 |
Note 3: You must remit Royalty Fees, advertising fund contributions, LAC contributions and any other amounts due to us via electronic funds transfer or other similar means. On or before the 10th day of the month, you must report to us, by electronic means, your true and correct Gross Sales for the immediately preceding month. You authorize us for direct debits from your business bank operating account. You must authorize us to initiate debit entries and/or credit correction entries to a designated checking or savings account for payments of Royalty Fees, advertising fund contributions, LAC contributions, any other amounts payable under the Franchise Agreement, and any interest charges. You must make the funds available to us for withdrawal by electronic transfer no later than the first business day following the 15th day of the month. In the event we are notified that the draft was returned for insufficient funds, we will immediately notify you; and, if sufficient funds are not available 3 business days after notification, interest will begin to accrue at the rate provided for in the Franchise Agreement, and the failure to have funds available will be considered an act of default under the Franchise Agreement. The amount transferred from your accounts will be based upon the Gross Sales indicated by your reports to us. If you have not reported the Gross Sales to us for any reporting period as required, then we will be authorized to debit your account in an amount equal to the fees transferred from your account for the last reporting period for which a report of Gross Sales was provided to us. If, at any time, we determine that you have underreported the Gross Sales, or underpaid Royalty Fees, advertising fund contributions, LAC contributions or other amounts, we will be authorized to initiate immediately a debit to your account in the appropriate amount, plus interest as provided for in the Franchise Agreement. Any overpayment will be credited to your account through a credit effective as of the first reporting date after you and we determine that a credit is due.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES1 (FDD pages 13–16)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Central Bark Doggy Day Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Royalty Fee, which is 6% of Gross Sales, is transmitted via electronic funds transfer. The payment is due on the first business day after the 15th day of the following month. Franchisees are required to report their Gross Sales for the preceding month to Central Bark Doggy Day Care by electronic means on or before the 10th day of each month.
Central Bark Doggy Day Care is authorized to directly debit the franchisee's business bank operating account for Royalty Fees, advertising fund contributions, LAC contributions, any other amounts payable under the Franchise Agreement, and any interest charges. Franchisees must ensure funds are available for electronic withdrawal no later than the first business day following the 15th of the month. If a draft is returned due to insufficient funds, Central Bark Doggy Day Care will notify the franchisee, and interest will accrue if sufficient funds are not available within three business days. This failure to have sufficient funds will be considered a default under the Franchise Agreement.
The amount debited from the franchisee's account is based on the Gross Sales reported to Central Bark Doggy Day Care. If a franchisee fails to report Gross Sales, Central Bark Doggy Day Care is authorized to debit an amount equal to the fees transferred for the last reporting period for which a Gross Sales report was provided. Furthermore, if Central Bark Doggy Day Care determines that a franchisee has underreported Gross Sales or underpaid any fees, they are authorized to immediately debit the account for the underpaid amount, plus interest as provided in the Franchise Agreement. Any overpayment will be credited to the franchisee's account, effective as of the first reporting date after the determination that a credit is due.