Does Ledgers publish an annual price list for Central Processing Services?
Ledgers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Note 3: Ledgers' Central Processing Services is a centralized support system offered by us to enhance efficiency and service quality across the franchise network. Through this program, we offer to provide certain personal and business tax preparation, bookkeeping, and business planning services directly to clients on your behalf utilizing a joint engagement form. We publish an annual price list for the then-current services offered by us, which may vary from time to time. Each service offered by us includes a recommended fee for you to charge your clients (the "Recommended Fee") and includes the fee we charge for the services (the "Central Processing Services Fee"). We do not currently require you to utilize our Central Processing Services, but we reserve the right to do so.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 17–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Ledgers's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Ledgers does publish an annual price list for its Central Processing Services. These services include personal and business tax preparation, bookkeeping, and business planning, which Ledgers offers directly to clients on behalf of the franchisee using a joint engagement form.
The price list includes both a recommended fee for the franchisee to charge clients and the fee that Ledgers charges for providing the services, referred to as the "Central Processing Services Fee." While franchisees are not currently required to use Ledgers' Central Processing Services, Ledgers retains the right to mandate their use in the future.
The Central Processing Services Fee is based on the specific service requested and can be up to 40% of Ledgers' then-current Recommended Fee. This fee is paid by the franchisee to Ledgers for any central processing services provided to the franchisee's clients. Prospective franchisees should consider the potential costs and benefits of these services, as well as the possibility that using them may become mandatory, when evaluating the Ledgers franchise opportunity.