As of what date were the Exit financial statements audited?
Exit Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
that the financial statements are available to be issued.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we:
- Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Upper Midwest Realty, Inc. d.b.a. Exit Realty Upper Midwest's internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–235)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Exit's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the consolidated financial statements for Exit Realty Corp. International as of December 31, 2024, were audited. The independent auditors' report is dated July 14, 2025. This indicates the completion of the audit process and the date the auditors issued their opinion on the fairness of the financial statements.
Additionally, the financial statements as of December 31, 2023, and 2022 were audited by other auditors, and their report was dated April 30, 2024. This shows that Exit provides audited financial statements for the past three years, offering prospective franchisees a view of the company's financial history.
Furthermore, the financial statements for Upper Midwest Realty, Inc. d.b.a. Exit Realty Upper Midwest as of December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, were audited. The independent auditor's report for this entity is dated April 3, 2025. This demonstrates that Exit also requires its regional entities to provide audited financial statements, ensuring transparency and accountability at various levels of the franchise system.