Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Main navigation

  • Data
    • by Topic
    • by Place
    • by Economic Account
  • Tools
    • Interactive Data
    • Application Programming Interface (API)
    • Country Facts
    • BEARFACTS
    • Industry Facts
    • GDP & Personal Income Mapping
    • RIMS II
    • eFile
  • News
    • Economy at a Glance
    • News Releases
    • Release Schedule
    • The BEA Wire | BEA's Official Blog
    • Survey of Current Business
    • Archive
    • For Journalists
  • Research
    • Offices of Research
    • Meet the Researchers
    • Papers
    • Special Sworn Researcher Program
    • Research Using Company-Level Data
    • Fellowship Program
  • Resources
    • Learning Center
    • Methodologies
    • Multimedia
    • Article Collections
    • For Congressional Users
    • For Developers
    • For Students
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • BEA Leadership
    • Advisory Committees
    • Budget and Performance
    • Policies and Information
    • Working at BEA
  • Help
    • Contact Us
    • Ask an Expert
    • For Survey Respondents
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    • Glossary
    • Guidelines for Citing BEA
  1. Home
  2. Help
  3. Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We are a goods producer, and some of our products move from country to country during the manufacturing process. Should we report the value-added of those products under merchanting services?

  • Under which transaction code do I report licenses to use computer software, i.e. end-user licensing agreements?

  • We provide services to a foreign affiliate of a foreign parent. Is this reportable on the BE-125?

  • We provide services to our foreign parent. Is this reportable on the BE- 125?

  • We provide services to one of our foreign affiliates. Is this reportable on the BE-125?

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

  • Should I report all services not otherwise listed on the BE-125 under transaction code 42, other selected services?

  • My company purchased accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services from three countries: $200 thousand from Norway, $500 thousand from the United Kingdom, and $100 thousand from Venezuela (totaling $800 thousand). How should I report the data on the BE-1

  • How do I indicate on the BE-125 what type of services I am selling/purchasing?

  • How should transactions with international organizations be reported on the BE-125?

  • When reporting data by country on the BE-125, can regions be used instead?

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

  • How are free social media, email, and other ad-supported Internet services included in the BEA digital economy estimates?

  • What is missing from the digital economy estimates?

  • How does BEA define the digital economy?

  • How is the digital economy captured in the core statistics currently produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)?

  • Can the initial digital economy estimates show how much the digital economy contributed to the overall economy as a percent of GDP?

  • How do the initial digital economy measures compare with industry economic impact reports and BEA satellite accounts?

  • If I have a transaction with a country in an amount that is less than $500 do I list the country and $0.00 or do not have to list the country at all?

  • Should the intercompany charges to foreign affiliates for the reimbursement of management time and expense, advertising expense, etc. be considered "sales" for the purpose of the survey?

Pagination

  • Back to start of « First
  • Previous page of ‹ Previous
  • Go to page 7 of 0 of 7
  • Go to page 8 of 0 of 8
  • Go to page 9 of 0 of 9
  • Go to page 10 of 0 of 10
  • Current page of 11
  • Go to page 12 of 0 of 12
  • Go to page 13 of 0 of 13
  • Go to page 14 of 0 of 14
  • Go to page 15 of 0 of 15
  • Next page of Next ›
  • Last page of Last »
Download Acrobat Reader
Page last modified on 5/9/25

Bureau of Economic Analysis 4600 Silver Hill Road • Suitland, MD 20746

  • Contact Us
  • Working at BEA
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Our Policies
  • Privacy
  • Commitment to Scientific Integrity
  • Data Dissemination Practices
  • Open Data
  • USA.gov
  • Business USA
  • No FEAR Act
  • FOIA
  • U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Emergency Status
  • The BEA Wire | BEA's Official Blog
  • News Release Feed (RSS)
  • Sign up for Email Notifications