The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), conducts seven (7) mandatory surveys to collect information on direct investment. These seven surveys consist of an initial survey for any new direct investment and then applicable quarterly, annually, and within 5-year benchmark surveys.
The initial five blog posts in this series summarized the applicable reporting and survey requirements for foreign investment into the United States. The next blog posts in this series now focus on the reporting and survey requirements where U.S. companies make "out-bound ...
Businesses making investments in the United States, directly or indirectly, are required to report this investment to the United States government. This "in-bound" investment is reported to the United States Department of Commerce, through its Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This is the first in a series of posts on the subject.
The BEA promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by preparing official economic statistics. These statistics provide accurate and relevant economic information that helps gauge the performance of the U.S. economy and the role of the U.S. in ...