Is there a fee for Expense Reduction Analysts' centralized billing services?

All amounts or fees due as the result of this Agreement shall be considered net of taxes, fees or contributions, and any such taxes, fees or contributions must be included where applicable and paid additionally in conformity to the legislation applied as of the tax collectability date.

6. CENTRALIZED BILLING SERVICE

6.1 Application of this Part

• (1) In the event the Franchisor designates an approved Centralized Billing Service, You shall use such Centralized Billing Service, unless otherwise specified in writing by the Franchisor. This service is provided free of charge to You. You would also be required to follow the policies and guidelines for using the Centralized Billing Service, which will be set out in the ERA Manuals or otherwise in writing by the Franchisor.
• (2) The Franchisor is not obliged to arrange for a Centralized Billing Service but may at its discretion.
• (3) If the Centralized Billing Service is adopted, You accept that all payments made by Your clients in Your favor for the business and services You provide be transferred directly to a bank account associated with the Centralized Billing Service (the "Centralized Billing Account"), pursuant to this Section 6.1 and template Centralized Billing Account administrative forms designated by the Franchisor, the ERA Manuals, or as the Franchisor otherwise specifies in writing.
• (4) With respect to Section 6.1(3), after the aforesaid payments have been made into the Centralized Billing Account for the preceding month, the Centralized Billing Service, upon the Payment Date fixed on the 10th day of each calendar month (or the next business day following the 10th day of each month), will pay You, in the current bank account indicated by You, an amount calculated by deducting the Royalty Fee and the Marketing Fund Contribution from the payments received from Your clients according to any amounts due to Joint Venture partner(s) and entered in the relative project form on the ERA Management Information System (i.e. ERA EMS/Dynamics). The Royalty Fee will be offset against Your Minimum Royalty Fee; the reconciliation period for the Minimum Royalty Fee is the Year.

6.2 Client Revenue Report

On or before the Payment Date of each Month, the Franchisor will issue a Client Revenue Report for the preceding Month setting out the Net Cumulative Receiptsreceived for that Month and the amount deducted from the Net Cumulative Receipts by the Franchisor in accordance with Section 6.1(4). To enable the Franchisor to provide the Client Revenue Report, You must provide to the Franchisor any information reasonably required or requested by the Franchisor.

6.3 Centralized Billing Service and Remissions

You are entitled to receive, on the Payment Date of each Month, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Net Cumulative Receipts for the preceding Month less the following amounts:

the Royalty Fee (if not already paid by Direct Debit); the Marketing Fund Contribution;

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 58–215)