SA-721E Annual Retail Trade Report

OMB No. 0607-0013: Approval Expires 10/31/2008
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2006 ANNUAL ACCOMMODATION REPORT

Economics and Statistics Administration

HOTELS, RV PARKS, CAMPGROUNDS & OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS

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YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW. Title 13, U.S. Code, requires businesses and other organizations
that receive this questionnaire to answer the questions and return the report to the Census Bureau.

SA-721E
(10-26-2006)

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(Please correct any error in name, address, and ZIP Code)
Internet Reporting
Username:
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Provide data on a calendar year basis for 2006, if applicable. If data are not available in this format, indicate in the appropriate items the period covered.
• Always provide book figures. If they are not available, carefully prepared estimates, labeled "Est," are acceptable.
• Any significant change in your firm’s operations should be noted in the "REMARKS" section of this report.
Include
• All domestic/U.S. establishments whose payroll was reported on the Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, Treasury Form
941, under the Employer Identification Number (EIN) shown in Item 1A.
• Data for auxiliary facilities operated under this EIN primarily engaged in furnishing supporting services to your retail
establishment(s) (such as warehouses, garages, central administrative offices, and repair services)
• Data for establishment(s) sold or acquired during 2006 for the period they were operated by your firm
Exclude
• Data for establishments operated by other firms, such as franchises
• Departments and concessions operated by other firms in your covered establishment(s)

Item 1A – OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL
021

1. Does your firm currently report payroll under the EIN?
020

1

YES – Go to Item 1A2

2

NO

⎧(a)
⎨(b)
⎩

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Enter your present EIN
Month

Year

022

When did you start reporting payroll under
this EIN?

2. Did your firm experience any organizational change
during 2006?
025

1

YES –

032

1
2
3

2

Sold to
Merged with
Acquired

NO – Go to Item 1B

USCENSUSBUREAU

⎧
⎨
⎩

029 Name of company sold to/merged with/acquired

Number and street
City, State, and ZIP Code
Date of sale/merger 030 Month Year
or acquisition

031

EIN

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Number as of
December 31, 2006

Item 1B – NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
110

How many establishments were covered by this report as of December 31, 2006?
Item 2A – TOTAL SALES

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NOTE: Do not include cents. Always round to the nearest dollar.

2006
Dollars

1. What were the total sales and receipts of merchandise and other operating receipts for 2006?
INCLUDE e-commerce sales and excise taxes on gasoline, liquor, and tobacco. EXCLUDE all sales taxes.
See below for detailed directions.

100

$
102

2. Did your firm collect any sales taxes during 2006?
120 1
2

YES – What were the total sales taxes collected?
EXCLUDE excise taxes reported in Item 2A1.

$
103

NO – Go to Item 2B

3. What were the total sales of merchandise and other operating receipts including sales taxes for 2006?
(Sum of Items 2A1 and 2A2)

$

INCLUDE

EXCLUDE

• Receipts from guest rooms or unit rentals
• Management fees and reimbursable revenues
• Receipts from rentals of public rooms such as ballrooms,
conference rooms, etc.
• Sales of meals, alcoholic beverages, and other merchandise
• Sales of gaming operations
• Site rental and equipment usage fees
• Revenues from camp tuition and camper fees
• Revenue from room and board
• Receipts from valet, laundry, parking, and other guest services
provided by this firm
• Sales by departments and concessions operated by your firm in
establishment(s) of other firms
• For casino hotels, report sales net of promotional allowances
• Credit and cash sales of merchandise
• E-commerce sales
• Excise taxes

• Carrying or other credit charges
• Commissions (such as vending machine operators, government
lottery tickets, or other stores)
• Non-operating receipts (such as interest income, income from
investments, and receipts from the rental or sale of real estate)
• Sales made by departments and concessions operated by other
firms in your firm’s accommodation establishment(s)
• Refunds and allowances for returned goods
• Value of rebates and discounts offered by your firm that are
granted to the purchaser, even if granted as an increase in
trade-in allowance
• Exclude franchise fees and royalties

Item 2B – E-COMMERCE SALES
E-commerce sales and other operating receipts are sales of goods and services where an order is placed by the buyer; or price and terms of the
sale are negotiated over an Internet, extranet, EDI network, electronic mail, or other online system. Payment may or may not be made online.
2006
Dollars

Did your firm have any e-commerce sales during 2006?
130 1
2

113

YES – What were the total e-commerce sales?
EXCLUDE all sales taxes.

$

NO – Go to Item 2C

Item 2C – SALES REPORT PERIOD
Do the reported data in Items 2A and 2B represent the calendar year (January 1 through December 31) for 2006?

Month

2006
Day

104
121 1
2

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YES – Go to Item 9
NO – What were your beginning and ending dates
for 2006?

Beginning

105

Ending
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Year

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NOTE: Items 3 through 8 do not apply to this form.

Item 9 – TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

2006
Dollars
844

What were the total operating expenses during 2006 for establishments reported in Item 1B?

INCLUDE
Expenses arising from the normal course of business.

$

EXCLUDE
• Bad debt
• Purchases of goods for resale or cost of goods sold
• Income taxes
• Sales and other taxes collected directly from customers and paid
directly to a local, State, or Federal government agency
• Interest expenses
• Impairment (reduction in value of long-lived assets due to
reappraisal)
• Capitalized expenses (except payroll and fringe benefits)
• Transfers made within the company

REMEMBER, YOU CAN FILL THIS REPORT OUT ONLINE BY GOING TO www.census.gov/econhelp/arts
AND USING THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD ON PAGE 1 OF THIS FORM.
REMARKS
962

CENSUS USE
961

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 34 minutes per response, including the time for assembling data
from existing records and completing the form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Paperwork Project 0607-0013, U.S. Census Bureau, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 1500, Washington,
DC 20233-1500. You may e-mail comments to [email protected]; use "Paperwork Project 0607-0013" as the subject.
Item 10 – CERTIFICATION – This report is substantially accurate and has been prepared to the best of my ability
in accordance with instructions.
951

Telephone
Area code Number

E-mail address

Internet address (firm’s homepage)

955

957

956

Signature of authorized person

Title

Name of person to contact regarding this report
(Please print)

Address — Number and street, city, State, ZIP Code

950

954

Extension

Fax number
Area code Number

http://
952

FORM SA-721E (10-26-2006)

Date
953

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