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- @044 CHAP 9
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- │ FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN U.S. BUSINESSES -- │
- │ REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS │
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- Under the Foreign Direct Investment and International Finan-
- cial Data Improvements Act of 1990, foreign individuals own-
- ing or acquiring a 10% or more voting interest in U.S.
- businesses, including interests in U.S. real estate, must
- report certain information, including annual financial and
- operating data, to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fail-
- ure to file can result in civil penalties of $2,500 to
- $25,000. (22 U.S.C. Sec. 3101-3108)
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- Reporting requirements under this law may be summarized as
- follows:
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- . Forms BE-13, BE-13C Exemption Claim, and BE-14 -- The
- initial investment reports representing establishment
- or acquisition of a U.S. affiliate. (A person is
- excused from filing these reports only in the case
- of purchases of U.S. real estate exclusively for
- personal, non-business use.)
-
- . Forms BE-605 and BE-606B -- Quarterly reporting for
- qualifying reporters.
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- . Form BE-15 -- Annual reporting form.
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- . Form BE-12 -- Quinquennial (every 5 years) reporting
- in benchmark surveys.
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- For more information on this new law, write to:
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- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- BE-50 (IN)
- Washington, D.C. 20230
- (202) 523-0547
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