Form BE-150 Quarterly Survey of Credit, Debit, and Charge Card Trans

OMB No. 0608-00XX: Approval Expires xx/xx/20xx				BEA USE ONLY	Control number
SURVEY OF CROSS-BORDER
CREDIT, DEBIT, AND CHARGE CARD TRANSACTIONS
(This report is mandatory and confidential)
Enter or correct as necessary
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Assistance is available at (202) 606-5588, M-F 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., eastern time.
How to file:
Step 1. Verify or correct name and address of the U.S. Reporter (above) and complete Part 1.
Step 2. Complete Part 2 based on the instructions.
Step 3. File the completed form electronically at http://www.bea.gov/efile within 30 days after the close of the period.
Authority - This survey is being conducted under the authority of the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (P.L. 94-472, 90 Stat. 2059, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended - hereinafter "the Act"), and the filing of reports is mandatory under Section 5(b)(2) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 3104). Regulations for the survey may be found in 15 CFR Part 801.
Penalties - Whoever fails to report may be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $2,500, and not more than $25,000, and to injunctive relief commanding such person to comply, or both. These civil penalties are subject to inflationary adjustments. Those adjustments are found in 15 CFR 6.4. Whoever willfully fails to report shall be fined not more than $10,000 and, if an individual, may be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Any officer, director, employee, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violations, upon conviction, may be punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both. (See 22 U.S.C. 3105.) Notwithstanding the above, a U.S. person is not subject to any penalty for failure to report if a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number is not displayed on the form; such a number (0608-00XX) is displayed at the top of the first page of this form.
Confidentiality - The Act provides that your report to this Bureau is CONFIDENTIAL and may be used only for analytical or statistical purposes. Without your prior written permission, the information filed in your report CANNOT be presented in a manner that allows it to be individually identified. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. Copies retained in your files are immune from legal process.
PART 1
1.	What period does this report cover?
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2.	Person to consult concerning questions about this report:
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3.	May we use e-mail to correspond with you to discuss questions relating to this form, including questions that may contain information about your company that you may consider confidential? (note: Electronic mail is not inherently confidential. We will treat information we receive as confidential but your e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception by a third party.)
4.	Certification - The undersigned official certifies that this report has been prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions, is complete, and is substantially accurate.
	Authorized official's signature
	Name and title			Date
PART 2 - CREDIT, DEBIT, AND CHARGE CARD TRANSACTIONS
Instructions:
▪	In columns b and c, report transactions between foreign cardholders and U.S. merchants or cash dispensers that were settled through your network. Include purchases in column b; include cash advances or withdrawals in column c.
▪	In columns d and e, report transactions between U.S. cardholders and foreign merchants or cash dispensers that were settled through your network. Include purchases in column d; include cash advances or withdrawals in column e.
▪	On line 1, enter the total transactions for each column for the period indicated in Part 1, question 1.
▪	Report business or corporate card transactions on line 2; and report personal card transactions on line 3. The total of lines 2 and 3 should be equal to line 1.
▪	For purchases (columns b and d), report by spending category on lines 4-9. The total of these spending categories should be equal to line 1.
▪	Report transactions by country beginning on line 10. Use as many lines as necessary. Enter the country name in column a. For transactions between foreign cardholders and U.S. merchants or cash dispensers (columns b and c), enter data by country of billing address. For transactions between U.S. cardholders and foreign merchants or cash dispensers (columns d and e), enter data by country of transaction.
Note:
▪	Report in thousands of U.S. dollars.
▪	Report gross amounts charged to the cardholders, not the amounts that the merchants receive.
▪	Transactions should be reported net of any returns or refunds.
Definitions:
▪	Cash advances or withdrawals - currency amounts borrowed or withdrawn using a credit, debit, or charge card
▪	Cash dispensers - companies or institutions that dispense currency amounts to cardholders making cash advances or withdrawals using their credit, debit, or charge cards
▪	Foreign cardholder - cardholder with a foreign billing address
▪	Foreign merchants - foreign companies that make a sale to U.S. credit, debit, or charge card holders
▪	Purchases - purchases of goods or services made using a credit, debit, and charge card; excludes cash advances or withdrawals
▪	Transactions - credit, debit, or charge card purchases or cash advances or withdrawals
▪	U.S. cardholder - cardholder with a U.S. billing address
▪	U.S. merchants - U.S. companies that make a sale to foreign credit, debit, or charge card holders
▪	United States - when used in a geographical sense, means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all territories and possessions of the United States
Part 2			REPORT TRANSACTIONS IN THOUSANDS OF U.S. DOLLARS
			Between foreign cardholders and U.S. merchants or cash dispensers		Between U.S. cardholders and foreign merchants or cash dispensers
			Purchases	Cash advances or withdrawals	Purchases	Cash advances or withdrawals
(a)			(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)
1	Total
By type of card (total of lines 2 and 3 must equal line 1):
2	Business or corporate cards
3	Personal cards
By spending category (purchases only; total of lines 4 through 9 must equal line 1):
4	Accommodations
5	Air transportation
6	Other transportation
7	Food services and drinking places
8	Recreation and entertainment
9	Shopping
By country (total of all lines below must equal line 1):
Enter the name of the country below:			By country of billing address		By country of transaction
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