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 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 BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE-10 Benchmark Survey) 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...more
On May 11, 2020, we issued an Alert on BE-10. Essentially, any US person that owns 10% or more of the voting stock (or equivalent) in a foreign business enterprise at December 31, 2019 is required to file the survey...more
I. Introduction - The BE-10 benchmark survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad is a survey conducted every five years by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (the "BEA") of the U.S. Department of Commerce in order to obtain...more
Any U.S. person with a reportable foreign affiliate is required to file the Benchmark Survey of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Abroad (Form BE-10) by May 29, 2020. This mandatory survey is conducted once every five years by...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 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
On June 8, 2015, a joint letter was sent to the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker raising broad concerns with the Form BE-10 survey, including requirements for consolidation, burden of reporting, need for...more
As you may be aware, May 29, 2015 was the deadline for certain filings on Form BE-10 required by the U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis. The filings must be made by any U.S. person that had a “foreign affiliate” in 2014, which...more
Any U.S. person with a foreign affiliate is required to file the 2014 Form BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad by June 30, 2015 or face civil penalties between $2,500 and $25,000. Further, a willful...more
Regulatory Developments: Superintendent Lawsky Announces Final BitLicense Regulations - New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky, at the BITS Emerging Payments Forum,...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
The BEA has posted on its website that the filing deadline for all “new filers” for the BE-10 (which is the five year benchmark survey of United States direct investment abroad) has been extended to June 30, 2015. A new filer...more
Every five years, the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the US Department of Commerce (BEA) conducts a survey concerning the extent of investment abroad by US individuals and entities (US persons). In the past, only US persons...more
Most private funds or their managers will be required to file a BE-10 with the US Department of Commerce by May 29th. This year marks the return of the BE-10, the five-year benchmark survey of US direct investment...more
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) collects data on U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (USDIA). In general, all US Persons must file a BE-10 Benchmark Survey with BEA if they held more than 10%...more
This year marks the return of the BE-10, the five-year benchmark survey of US direct investment abroad—as a result, US companies that have an ownership or voting interest of 10% or more in a foreign business enterprise may be...more
Pursuant to the requirements of the International Investment and Trade and Services Survey Act and related statutes, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) collects information on international...more