The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) administers a survey every five years to collect information from U.S. persons that hold, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the voting interest in a...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts a mandatory BE-10 survey of US investments abroad every five years to produce key economic and statistical reports on the scale and effects of...more
BEA administers the mandatory BE-10 survey to obtain key statistics on U.S. investment abroad for U.S. agencies, policymakers, business leaders, researchers, and the general public. Generally, any U.S. person that had a...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce is the government agency that compiles statistics about the U.S. economy, including the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). BEA also compiles statistics...more
The International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act ("IITSSA"), 22 USC § 3101 requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) within the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct a national survey of foreign direct...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce collects and publishes data regarding the U.S. economy and the status of foreign investment. As part of this mission, it conducts regular, periodic...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is increasing each civil monetary penalty within Commerce's jurisdiction for 2022 by 6.2 percent. The increases become effective on Jan. 15, 2022. Note that the 2022 adjustments will...more
As the US Department of Commerce seeks certain financial services data from an expanded list of US financial services providers, most US fund managers, investment advisers, private funds, and registered investment companies...more
Many U.S. companies are unaware that a relatively unknown agency, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) at the Department of Commerce, administers mandatory reporting requirements that oblige ALL U.S. businesses to file...more
The BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad is a mandatory survey conducted once every five years by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce to obtain current economic data on...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) collects statistics related to U.S. international investment and trade in services. This alert summarizes a current BEA reporting requirement related to...more
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has announced it is once again time for the BEA’s BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. The BEA is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce and...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently made several changes to the survey form for the mandatory BE-140 Benchmark Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign...more
The Bureau of Economics and Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce (BEA) conducts researches and analysis on foreign direct investments in the United States quarterly, annually and every five-year. Foreign investors...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce (BEA) requires U.S. businesses in which a foreign person or entity owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the voting securities (a...more
For a U.S. business enterprise that has or recently had 10% foreign ownership, May 31, 2018 is an important filing date. That Thursday is the general reporting deadline for submitting to the U.S. Department of Commerce,...more
The 2017 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (the “BE-12”) must be filed with the Bureau of Economic Analysis (the “BEA”) by May 31, 2018. A response is required from entities subject to the...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), conducts seven (7) mandatory surveys to collect information on direct investment. These seven surveys consist of an initial survey for any new direct...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), conducts seven (7) mandatory surveys to collect information on direct investment. These seven surveys consist of an initial survey for any new in-bound...more
Is your business owned, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more by a foreign party? Does your business own, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of a foreign party? If so, your business may have the legal...more
The November 1, 2015 deadline is approaching for US financial services providers—including many US fund managers, private funds, and registered investment companies—to file a BE-180 with the US Department of Commerce....more
Every five years, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts a survey concerning financial services transactions between US "Financial Services Providers" (defined below) and entities domiciled or...more
The countdown is on: every five years, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DoC) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts a survey of U.S. corporate entities with foreign affiliates. The DoC conducts these surveys to produce...more
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), a principal statistical agency tasked with collecting various U.S. economic data, including data on U.S. direct investment abroad, has informed first time...more