Can the Veterans Discount and the Conversion Discount be combined for a single Itan Salon purchase?
Itan Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
INITIAL FEES**
Initial Franchise Fee
You pay us a $49,500 initial franchise fee at the time you sign the Franchise Agreement. The initial franchise fee is uniformly imposed except for the Veterans Discount, Conversion Discount and Multi-Unit Discount discussed below. If multiple discounts apply to the same Salon, you receive the discount that results in the lowest initial franchise fee. Discounts cannot be combined except as otherwise provided below.
Veterans Discount
If you qualify for the Veterans Discount, you pay us a $44,550 initial franchise fee for your 1st franchised Salon, which reflects a 10% discount ($4,950). To qualify, a person holding at least a 51% interest in the franchise must be an honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the United States military and provide us with a Form DD-214. If you purchase multiple Salons, the Veterans Discount will only be applied against the 1st Salon you purchase, except as provided below under Conversion Discount.
Conversion Discount
If you convert a Qualifying Conversion Salon to an iTAN Salon, you qualify for the Conversion Discount and pay us a $15,000 initial franchise fee. The Conversion Discount does not apply if you operated the pre-existing tanning salon less than 1 year prior to signing the Franchise Agreement. The Conversion Discount cannot be combined with the Veterans Discount for the purchase of a single Salon. However, if you qualify for the Veterans Discount and your first Salon qualifies for the Conversion Discount, we apply the Conversion Discount to your 1st franchised Salon and we apply the Veterans Discount to the next Salon you purchase that is
not a Conversion Salon.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 10–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Itan's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Veterans Discount and the Conversion Discount cannot be combined for a single salon purchase. The standard initial franchise fee is $49,500, but Itan offers discounts under certain conditions.
If a franchisee qualifies for both the Veterans Discount and the Conversion Discount for the same salon, Itan will apply the discount that results in the lowest initial franchise fee. However, the FDD specifies that these two discounts cannot be combined for a single salon.
However, there is an exception: if a franchisee qualifies for the Veterans Discount and their first salon qualifies for the Conversion Discount, Itan will apply the Conversion Discount to the first franchised salon and the Veterans Discount to the next salon purchased that is not a conversion salon. This provides a benefit to veterans looking to convert an existing tanning salon to an Itan franchise, allowing them to utilize both discounts across multiple locations.