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Yes. All U.S. persons, private funds included, that meet the BE-10 reporting requirements should file a BE-10 report.
The same BE-10 filing requirements apply to private funds as to other domestic and foreign entities.
Per the BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad Instruction Booklet (located at BE-10 respondents webpage):
Forms comprising a BE-10 report are:
A BE-10A is required of any entity, private fund included, that had direct or indirect ownership or control of at least 10 percent of the voting stock of an incorporated foreign business enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated foreign business enterprise or fund – at any time during the entity’s 2014 fiscal year. If a U.S. private fund parent had at least 10 percent voting interest in a foreign business enterprise, including a fund, it must report regardless of whether it had any equity (financial) interest in the foreign business enterprise.
The BE-10A/B/C/D forms are intended to cover many different types of entities, including traditional operating companies, holding companies, funds (feeder, master, and other funds), etc. Not all questions on the forms may apply to your domestic or foreign entities. Respondents may mark questions “n.a.” if they do not apply to their entities and provide explanations about the nature of the entities and their operations in one of the “Remarks” areas on the forms.
No, it does not. As a benchmark survey, BE-10 covers the data collected by BE-577, the Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad, on direct investment transactions and positions between U.S.-owned foreign business enterprises and their U.S. parents. TIC, on the other hand, collects data on international portfolio flows and positions between U.S. residents and foreign residents. The BE-10 and TIC 3 surveys share the same definition for direct investment and the data collected typically complement each other.
Yes. The information included in the completed BE-10 survey forms may be used only for analytical and statistical purposes, and access to the information shall be available only to officials and employees of agencies designated by the President to perform functions under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (IITSSA; see Instruction Booklet, Part VI.G., for more information).
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This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, and by Section 5408 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. U.S. entities that receive this survey from BEA, or that have transactions with foreign persons covered by the survey, are required to complete and return the survey to BEA.
Yes. Information reported on this survey is confidential and may be used for only analytical or statistical purposes. The information filed on the survey cannot be presented in a manner that allows it to be individually identified without your prior written permission. The information provided on your survey cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. Copies retained in our files are immune from legal process.