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
    • Office of the Chief Economist
    • Meet the Researchers
    • Papers
    • Seminars
    • Research Using Company-Level Data
    • Special Sworn Researcher Program
    • Fellowship Program
  • Resources
    • Learning Center
    • Methodologies
    • Multimedia
    • Article Collections
    • For Congressional Users
    • For Developers
    • For Students
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Director's Page
    • 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

  • Should I net purchases against sales on the BE-120?

  • Should I report on an accrual basis or cash basis on the BE-120?

  • Are the purchases or sales of goods reported on the BE-120?

  • We provide services to a U.S. affiliate of a foreign company. Is this transaction applicable to the BE-120?

  • We purchased services from a company in country A, but we sent the payments to a bank in a different country. How should we report this transaction?

  • Do I need to mail a hard copy of the form if I submit the form via eFile or email?

  • Can I submit the BE-120 electronically?

  • I believe I am exempt from filing data on Schedule A, B, C, D, or E on the BE-120 survey. What do I do?

  • How should I account for mergers and acquisitions on the BE-120?

  • How do I report more than one transaction type or more countries than the Schedules allow?

  • How does the 2017 BE-120 survey differ from the 2011 BE-120?

  • Can I provide estimates on the 2017 BE-120?

  • How do I request a filing extension for the 2017 BE-120?

  • How do I file the 2017 BE-120?

  • What is the due date for filing the 2017 BE-120?

  • How do I obtain a copy of the 2017 BE-120 survey or additional overflow sheets?

  • What are the 2017 BE-120 filing requirements?

  • I file the BE-125 Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons. Do I still need to complete the 2017 BE-120?

  • Why do I need to complete the 2017 BE-120?

  • Why was I contacted to file the 2017 BE-120?

Pagination

  • Back to start of « First
  • Previous page of ‹ Previous
  • Go to page 5 of 38 of 5
  • Go to page 6 of 38 of 6
  • Go to page 7 of 38 of 7
  • Go to page 8 of 38 of 8
  • Current page of 9
  • Go to page 10 of 38 of 10
  • Go to page 11 of 38 of 11
  • Go to page 12 of 38 of 12
  • Go to page 13 of 38 of 13
  • Next page of Next ›
  • Last page of Last »
Download Acrobat Reader
Page last modified on 12/14/19

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
  • COMMERCE.gov
  • ESR System
  • The BEA Wire | BEA's Official Blog
  • BEA on Twitter
  • BEA's YouTube Channel
  • News Release Feed (RSS)
  • Sign up for Email Notifications (ESS)