Effective October 1st, 2009:

ATTENTION Annual Report Filers - Important Announcement on Reminder Notices

The Arizona Corporation Commission over the past year has been mailing out reminder notices to file your annual report. As of September 2009, The Commission will discontinue mailing out annual report reminder notices. There are three options available to you to file your annual report. They are:

Option 1: FILE ELECTRONICALLY.

Option 2: PRINT & MAIL THE ANNUAL REPORT.

Option 3: REQUEST THE ANNUAL REPORT FORM.

To view details on how to access and use the above options click here

  FRANCHISE LAW UPDATE:

            Beginning on July 1, 2008, franchisors must comply with the amended Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") rule entitled, "Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business Opportunities" ("Franchise Rule").[1]  The Franchise Rule requires that franchisors provide certain information to potential franchisees for the purpose of evaluating the business and making an informed investment decision.  These required disclosures are contained in a Franchise Disclosure Document ("FDD").  Between July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008, franchisors may continue to follow the original Franchise Rule[2] or may choose to comply with the amended Franchise Rule.