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Frequently Asked Questions

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

  • Can I submit the BE-125 electronically?

  • How do I file?

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

  • In Part II - Determination of Reporting Status - If we always have sales or purchases in a quarter AND are over the threshold, would we always check the box in column 3 and check the box for yes in column 4? And, do we have to report a country if amount i

  • At what level should data reported on the BE-125 be consolidated?

  • Should I net purchases against sales on the BE-125?

  • How should I account for mergers and acquisitions on the BE-125?

  • Are cloud computing services reportable on this survey?

  • Am I required to file the BE-12 benchmark survey?

  • For financial services providers - Are fees and commissions received and paid reported on the survey?

  • Do I need to report shared services amounts between the subsidiaries & parent companies on the BE-125?

  • How do you add additional schedules/overflow pages?

  • 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?

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