Opinion 07-2
Addresses whether affiliates must disclose audited financial statements under Item 21.
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Addresses whether affiliates must disclose audited financial statements under Item 21.
Addresses whether a franchisor may distribute disclosure documents in a foreign language.
Discusses whether franchisors can seek leads by placing advertisements on employment websites.
Addresses the preparation of auditied financial statements following a corporate restructuring and change in fiscal year.
Discusses: (1) a successor's obligation to prepare audited financial statements following an asset purchase agreement; and (2) the disclosure of parent information.
Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to an opportunity involving the use of point-of-sale touch screen terminals.
Discusses the applicability of the Franchise Rule to a license to use a method designed to increase sales of experienced businesses.
Addresses the Franchise Rule's single trademark license exclusion.
Addresses the application of the Franchise Rule to a membership network.
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a web-based travel service.
Addresses earnings claims in electronic advertisements, including bulk commercial email.
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a trademarked business planning course.
Discusses the Commission’s analysis of compensation based on personal consumption by members of a multi-level company’s sales force and the legal significance of consent orders the Commission has entered with pyramid scheme operators.
Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to automotive paint matching businesses.
Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.
Discusses whether the Franchise Rule applies to a license agreement for the manufacture and distribution of a soil supplement.
Discusses whether a franchisor must disclose a guilty plea involving a violation of the Ontario Gaming Control Act under section 436.1(a)(4) of the Franchise Rule.
Discusses whether franchisors may use financial statements prepared according to non-American generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).