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• My company has been hired by the U.S. Government to provide educational and training services to organizations located in India. Are such transactions reportable on the BE-125?

• How should I round currency amounts on the BE-125?

• Should I report on an accrual basis or cash basis on the BE-125?

• Are the purchases or sales of goods reported on the BE-125?

• Are licensing of rights to intellectual property or purchases of intellectual property reported on the BE-125?

• We provide services to a U.S. affiliate of a German company. Is this transaction applicable to the BE-125?

• We purchased services from a German company, but we sent the payments to a Swiss bank. How should we report this transaction on the BE-125?

• Do I need to submit a hard copy of the BE-125 form if I submit the form by fax or efile?

• I believe I am exempt from filing data on Schedule A, B, or C on the BE-125 survey. What do I do?

• The address and the contact person listed are no longer current. How do I update this information for the BE-125?

• Why do I need to complete the BE-125?

• How do I request a filing extension for the BE-125?

• When is the BE-125 survey due?

• What is the threshold for having to file the BE-125?

• Can we use estimates when filing on the BE-185?

• We receive interest payments from a foreign corporation. Do we report the interest received under credit-related services on the BE-185?

• Should I report all financial services not otherwise listed on the BE-185?

• My company purchased financial management services from three countries: $5 million from Norway, $5 million from the United Kingdom, and $4 million from Venezuela (totaling $14 million). How should I report the data on the BE-185?

• I have transactions with countries that are not listed on the BE-185. Should I include those on the survey?

• How do I indicate on the BE-185 what types of financial services I am selling/purchasing?