BE-605 initial letter

[Date]
«Name_________________»
«In_Care_of______________________________»
«ATTN____________________________________»
«Title___________________________________»
«Street_1________________________________»
«CityStateZip_______________________»
BE-605 ID: «ID»
Mandatory Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States,
[Quarter] [Year]: Due Soon!
BEA’s electronic filing system, eFile (www.bea.gov/eFile), is now available for filing Form BE-605, the
Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, for [quarter] [year]. Please login and
submit your report. This mandatory survey collects data from U.S. companies in order to produce timely
economic statistics. By law, the information collected on the survey is CONFIDENTIAL and may be used
only for statistical purposes.
For reporting purposes, the [quarter] is your calendar or fiscal quarter ending closest to [date]. BE-605
forms are due 30 days after your quarter ends, unless this is your yearend, in which case you have 45 days
to file.
Please read the back of this letter for additional information about the survey.
For assistance, please call (301) 278-9422 or send us a secure message through eFile. For technical
assistance with eFile, please e-mail [email protected]. For more survey information visit
www.bea.gov/fdi.
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation. Your response makes a difference in producing
accurate and objective statistics on the U.S. economy, including U.S. gross domestic product (GDP).
Sincerely,

Jessica M. Hanson
Chief, Direct Transactions and Positions Branch

Additional Information for Reporting on Form BE-605
Basic Requirement / Exemption – A report is required if 10 percent or more of a U.S. business enterprises’
voting stock was directly or indirectly owned by a foreign entity during the reporting period and total
assets, annual sales or gross operating revenues, or annual net income were greater than $60 million
(positive or negative). If more than one foreign entity meets these criteria for ownership of the U.S.
entity, a separate report must be submitted for each. If you are exempt from filing, complete the Claim
for Exemption on page 14 of the form.
Annual Data – Part VI (Selected Annual Data) must be completed once a year, no later than the second
report following the end of the fiscal year.
Changing Identification Information – Corrections to name and address information can be made through
eFile.

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