The BE-10 is a mandatory survey conducted by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) every 5 years. Its purpose is to gather information on U.S. direct investments abroad, including financial and...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce is the government agency that compiles statistics about the U.S. economy, including the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). BEA also compiles statistics...more
By May 31, 2023, foreign-owned companies must file Form BE-12 to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”). Form BE-12 is the comprehensive benchmark survey of foreign direct investment in the U.S., which BEA conducts every 5...more
The International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act ("IITSSA"), 22 USC § 3101 requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) within the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct a national survey of foreign direct...more
The U.S. government’s most comprehensive survey regarding foreign direct investment in the United States is being conducted in 2023. The survey is the BE-12, a five (5) year benchmark survey conducted by the U.S. Department...more
Many U.S. companies are unaware that a relatively unknown agency, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) at the Department of Commerce, administers mandatory reporting requirements that oblige ALL U.S. businesses to file...more
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has announced it is once again time for the BEA’s BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. The BEA is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce and...more
• If a U.S. company provided services to a foreign person, or purchased services from a foreign person, during fiscal year 2017, it must complete the BE-120 survey on Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce (BEA) requires U.S. businesses in which a foreign person or entity owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the voting securities (a...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), conducts mandatory surveys to collect information on direct investment. There are three (3) specific surveys which track “out-bound” foreign investment: a...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), conducts mandatory surveys to collect information on direct investment. There are three (3) specific surveys which track “out-bound” foreign investment, a...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), conducts seven (7) mandatory surveys to collect information on direct investment. These seven surveys consist of an initial survey for any new in-bound...more
Businesses making investments in the United States, directly or indirectly, are required to report this investment to the United States government. This “in-bound” investment is reported to the United States Department of...more