BEA has eliminated the annual BE-15 filing requirement for minority-owned U.S. affiliates that previously reported on the 15B or 15C forms, beginning with the 2025 survey year. A minority-owned U.S. affiliate is a U.S. affiliate in which the combined direct and indirect voting interest of all foreign parents of the U.S. affiliate is 50 percent or less. Minority-owned affiliates that receive a notification to file from BEA should file a BE-15 Claim for Exemption within BEA’s secure eFile system.
Minority-owned U.S. affiliates may still be required to file the quarterly BE-605 survey.