Is a Hydrodog franchisee responsible for obtaining accounting services?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 11.7 Accounting, Computers and Records**.** It is your responsibility to obtain accounting services and any required hardware or software related to them, from suppliers approved by us.
You will at all times maintain the records reasonably specified in the Manuals, including, without limitation, sales, inventory and expense information.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are indeed responsible for obtaining accounting services. Specifically, the FDD states that it is the franchisee's responsibility to secure accounting services from suppliers approved by Hydrodog.
This requirement means a prospective Hydrodog franchisee needs to factor in the cost of these services as part of their operating expenses. Furthermore, they are restricted to using only accounting service providers that Hydrodog has approved. This limits the franchisee's choice and potentially their ability to negotiate pricing.
In addition to securing accounting services, Hydrodog franchisees must also acquire any necessary hardware or software related to these services from approved suppliers. Franchisees must also maintain records as specified in the Hydrodog manuals, including sales, inventory, and expense information.