23-Item FDD update
All 23 Items updated from source — audited financials, litigation, fee changes, franchisee roster, and material changes — each verified against the prior year's filing.
The most rigorous annual FDD renewal pack a franchisor can use.
FDD Renewal & Multi-State Registration Engine assembles a documentation-complete annual renewal pack — every FTC-required Item update, every state renewal application, every addendum, every deadline tracked, and every examiner comment letter cured — checked against the letter of the FTC Franchise Rule and each state's registration requirements before a supervising franchise attorney certifies the file.
Every subsection of 16 C.F.R. §43623-Item FDD update, gate-checked14+ state renewal applicationsSupervising attorney certification on every pack5-business-day SLA
Why renewals fail
A single missed deadline can stop your franchise sales entirely.
Every franchise brand must re-issue its FDD within 120 days of fiscal year-end and re-register in up to 14 states — or legally stop selling franchises. Miss the window and the brand 'goes dark': no closings, no prospecting, no advertising.
Most franchisors run this by hand, from memory, once a year. The FTC Franchise Rule and each state's registration requirements have not been read end-to-end since the last renewal. That is exactly where completeness gaps hide.
FDD Renewal & Multi-State Registration Engine exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
120 days
to update FDD after fiscal year-end — or stop selling
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the FTC Franchise Rule and each state's registration requirements — subsection by subsection.
We do not summarize the law and hope. Every pack is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of 16 C.F.R. §436 and each state's renewal statutes. These are the provisions each pack is held to.
120-day deadline
The renewal date is verified to fall no later than 120 days after fiscal year-end, computed deterministically — never estimated.
Every required state renewal
Renewal applications, cover sheets, financial-assurance tests, and addenda for each registration state where the franchisor sells — established by search, not assumption.
Examiner comment cure
Each state's examiner comment letter is tracked, responses drafted, and evidence of cure filed within the state's response window.
Conspicuous disclosure
A disclosure checklist for each state's specific requirements, including state-specific cover pages and risk factors.
Advertisement, renewal, and amendment
The 120-day renewal rule, state-specific renewal windows, and the amendment process for material changes — sequenced on the calendar so nothing is missed.
How a pack is built
Intake to attorney certification, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A supervising franchise attorney certifies every release. That order is never reversed.
01
Renewal Gap Scan
Upload last year's FDD, new audited financials, and state list. We return a free completeness read: which Items and state renewals you already have, and which are missing.
02
Evidence & state requirement research
As your authorized clerical agent, we pull the current state renewal forms, fee schedules, and financial-assurance thresholds for each registration state and build the state requirement matrix.
03
Grounded drafting
The 23-Item update and each state renewal application are drafted from your validated data and the FTC/state rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
04
Deterministic completeness gates
All 23 Items reconciled to source; the 120-day window verified; state-specific addenda resolved; financial-assurance tests passed; examiner comment letters tracked. Any failure blocks release.
05
Attorney certification
A supervising franchise attorney reviews the exception queue, certifies the FDD and state filings, and signs the release. High-value or multi-state filings route to senior attorney review first.
06
Delivery
You receive the pack: updated FDD, state renewal applications, addenda, evidence log, deadline calendar, and examiner comment response templates — ready for the franchisor to sign and file.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Attorney-certified
No pack ships without a supervising franchise attorney's signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to certified pack.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard pack library.
14+
State registration sources
Every registration state's renewal requirements, every applicable file.
Why FDD Renewal Engine
Built to be the most thorough option a franchisor has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every FTC Item and state renewal requirement accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a regulatory requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run research as your clerical agent. We never give legal advice, negotiate with examiners, or make materiality judgments without attorney oversight.
Engagement
Flat fee, per renewal season. No hourly billing, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a documentation standard — not a meter running.
- A free Renewal Gap Scan before you commit — see exactly what is missing.
- One flat fee per annual renewal season; disclosed pass-through state filing fees.
- Optional fixed-fee attorney review for complex materiality or multi-state filings.
- Optional Continuous Monitoring Add-on for year-round deadline tracking and amendment preparation.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is FDD Renewal Engine a law firm?
No. FDD Renewal & Multi-State Registration Engine, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. Attorney certification is available and recommended for all filings.
Do you file the renewals with the states?
We prepare the complete renewal pack for your signature and filing. You or your counsel file the documents with each state. We track deadlines and examiner comments to ensure nothing is missed.
What makes a pack 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the FTC Franchise Rule and each state's registration requirements: all 23 Items updated, the 120-day deadline verified, every state renewal application assembled, financial-assurance tests passed, and examiner comment letters tracked. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to an attorney-certified pack. The free Gap Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
A flat fee per annual renewal season, plus disclosed pass-through state filing fees. No hourly billing and no percentage of any franchise sale proceeds.
See what's missing before it costs you a selling season.
Start with a free Renewal Gap Scan. Send last year's FDD, new audited financials, and your state list and we'll return a completeness read against every subsection of the FTC Franchise Rule and each state's requirements.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the franchisor signs and files every document.