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Frequently Asked Questions

  • My company/client is a private fund that has foreign investment. Am I required to submit the 2014 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE-10)?

  • How do I determine if I must file a BE-13 survey and which form to file?

  • How is ownership of voting interest determined in a limited partnership?

  • What is the difference between an "entity" and a "person"?

  • If a foreign entity (X) purchases 5 percent of a U.S. company that is already 5 percent owned by foreign entity (Y), does this create a filing requirement?

  • If a foreign-owned U.S. affiliate uses funds generated from domestic activity for an acquisition, new establishment, or expansion as defined on the BE-13, is this a reportable transaction?

  • What if I don't have an eFile ID for a survey that I want to link?

  • Can I use an eFile password to log in with my username?

  • Why are there two passwords- a user password and an eFile password?

  • I usually file the BE-15 annual survey. What is the difference between the BE-12 and the BE-15?

  • I received a notice that I am required to file the 2017 BE- 12. What should I do if the company no longer exists?

  • How do I report on the BE-15 if I am a limited partnership or have an interest in a limited partnership?

  • When foreign individuals own more than one piece of real estate in the United States, can they claim an exemption based on the value of each piece of property?

  • How do I report if I was contacted about Form BE-605 for the first time?

  • If the U.S. affiliate, as consolidated, is below the exemption threshold does it need to file a form?

  • Should transactions between the U.S. affiliate and foreign affiliates of the foreign parent located in any of the U.S. territories or possessions be reported on Form BE-605?

  • What is reported in the Payable and Receivable Balances Section of Form BE-605?

  • Does the annual data section on the BE-605 form need to be completed every quarter?

  • My foreign parent is located in one country but incorporated in another. Which country should I enter on Form BE-605?

  • Our foreign parent has a different (percentage of) equity ownership than voting ownership. Which do we use to file the report?

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