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What documentation is required for employee discounts to be excluded from Gross Revenue for Fly Fitness?

Fly_Fitness Franchise · 2024 FDD

Answer from 2024 FDD Document

ou must pay them to us.

1 You must pay us a Continuing Royalty Fee equal to seven percent (7.0%) of the Gross Revenue generated weekly by your Franchised Business. "Gross Revenue" includes all revenues and income from any source derived or received by Franchisee from, through, by or on account of the operation

of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using Franchisor's methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit (whether or not payment is actually received) or otherwise. It does not include (i) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (ii) properly documented refunds to customers, (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e., coupons) or (iv) properly documented employee discounts (limited to 3% of Gross Revenue). Gross Revenue does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Revenue does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. If you do not report revenues for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Continuing Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report revenue. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds.

Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 8–14)

What This Means (2024 FDD)

According to Fly Fitness's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, employee discounts can be excluded from the calculation of Gross Revenue, which is used to determine the Continuing Royalty Fee. To exclude these discounts, they must be properly documented. The total of these employee discounts is limited to 3% of Gross Revenue.

Gross Revenue for Fly Fitness includes all revenues and income from any source derived or received by the franchisee from the operation of the Franchised Business. This includes revenues received using Fly Fitness's methods, operations, and/or trade secrets, whether received in cash, services, or credit. Gross Revenue does not include sales tax, refunds to customers, or promotional discounts if they are properly documented.

The franchisee is required to pay a Continuing Royalty Fee equal to 7% of the Gross Revenue generated weekly by their Franchised Business. This fee is payable weekly on Wednesday for the Gross Revenue of the prior week (Monday through Sunday). If the franchisee does not report revenues for the month, Fly Fitness will collect 120% of the last Continuing Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which revenue is reported.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.