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How should I round receipts/payments data on the BE-185?
How should transactions with international organizations be reported on the BE-185?
When reporting data on the BE-185 by country, can regions be used instead?
Should I net payments against receipts on the BE-185?
Should I report on an accrual basis or cash basis on the BE-185?
We provide services to a U.S. affiliate of a German company. Is this transaction applicable to the BE-185?
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-185?
Do I need to submit a hard copy of the BE-185 form if I submit the form by fax or E-file?
Can I complete the BE-185 online?
How can I obtain a MS Excel (.xls format) version of the BE-185?
Can I email my completed BE-185 survey?
Can I fax the completed BE-185 survey?
I believe I am exempt from filing data on Schedule A and/or B on the BE-185 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The address and the contact person listed are no longer current.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-185?
How should I account for mergers and acquisitions on the BE-185?
How do I obtain another copy of the BE-185 survey or additional overflow sheets?
When is the BE-185 survey due?
What is the threshold for having to file the BE-185?
What are full-time equivalent employees?
How do the aggregate measures of value added by private goods-producing and private services-producing industries from BEA's Annual Industry Accounts (AIAs) relate to the aggregate measures of final goods GDP and final services GDP?
