QSS-9(E) Quarterly Services Survey

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

QUARTERLY SERVICES SURVEY

FORM

QSS-9(E)

(DRAFT)

Due Date

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Any significant change in this Employer Identification Number's (EIN) operations should be noted in 8
• For establishments sold or acquired during the quarter(s), report data only for the period the establishments
were operated by this EIN
• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available
• Enter "0" where applicable
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.
• Dollars should be rounded to the nearest dollar
1 030280456
• If a figure is $1,030,280,456 it should be reported as

21926019

Include:
• All accommodation establishments located in the U.S (including the District of Columbia) reporting payroll on
its latest Employer's Federal Tax Return (Treasury Form 941 or 944), under the EIN shown in 2
• Data for auxiliary facilities primarily engaged in supporting services to this EIN's establishment(s) such as
warehouses, garages, central administrative offices, and repair services
Exclude:
• Data for franchised establishments not owned or managed by this EIN
• Departments and concessions operated by other firms in this EIN's establishment(s)
• Data for establishments located in U.S Territories (such as Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin
Islands and Northern Mariana Islands)

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SURVEY COVERAGE
Did this EIN provide the business activities described below?

Yes
No - Specify this EIN's business activity

2

FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)
Does this firm report payroll under EIN
Yes
EIN (9 digits)
No - Enter current 9-digit EIN AND date payroll was first
reported for this EIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Month

3

Day

Year

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
A. Did this EIN experience any acquisitions, sales, mergers, and/or divestitures in third or second quarter
of 2012?
Yes
No - Go to

4

B. Which of the following organizational changes occurred in third or second quarter of 2012?
Check all that apply. If more than one organizational change occurred during the reporting period, explain in
Month

Acquisition

Day

8

.

Year

Date of organizational change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sale

21926027

AND
Merger
Enter detailed information below
Divestiture
Name of company

EIN (9 digits)

Address (Number and street, P.O. Box, etc.)

City, town, village, etc.

State

ZIP Code

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REPORTING PERIOD
What time period is covered by the data provided in this report?
Third Quarter
Beginning Date
Month Day
Year

Calendar quarter

Second Quarter
Beginning Date
Month Day
Year

Other - Report beginning and ending dates . . . . . .
Month

5

End Date
Day
Year

Month

End Date
Day
Year

SALES, RECEIPTS, OR REVENUE
Include:
• Revenue from room and board
• Revenues from camp tuition and camper fees
• Receipts from guest rooms or unit rentals
• 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
• Receipts from valet, laundry, parking, and other
guest services provided by this firm
• Credit and cash net sales of merchandise

Exclude:
• Taxable establishments only - grants and donations
• Occupancy taxes
• Carrying or other finance 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 this firm's
accommodation establishment(s)
Deduct:
• The actual value of rebates and discounts granted
to the purchaser, even if granted as an increase in
trade-in allowances
Third Quarter
Mil.
Thou.

$ Bil.

Dol.

$ Bil.

Second Quarter
Mil.
Thou.

Dol.

A. What was this firm's total revenue in
third and second quarters of 2012? . .
6 and 7

Not Applicable.

8

REMARKS - Please use this space to explain any significant quarter-to-quarter changes, to clarify responses, or indicate
where data were estimated.

9

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

21926035

Area code
Telephone

Number

-

Title

Extension

Area code
Fax

Number

-

Website

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