BE-13B – Identifying Foreign Parent Number of
IDENTIFYING THE FOREIGN PARENT
If
this
foreign parent is an individual who owns 10 percent of
the
voting interest
(directly, and/or indirectly through existing U.S. affiliates)
in the acquired U.S. entity, write “individual” instead of the individual’s name.
201
1
202
Country of Foreign Parent
1
New U.S. Business Enterprise
EXAMPLE 5.
Direct and Indirect Voting Interest
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NOTE: If there is more than one foreign parent (direct and/or indirect through existing U.S. affiliates), complete 13 through 21 for each additional
foreign parent on separate pages. Additional copies of these pages may be downloaded from www.bea.gov/be13.
Foreign
United States
Existing U.S. Affiliate(s)
Foreign Company X
(NOT a foreign parent)
Z%
voting interest
Y% voting interest
Y%
*
Z% =
Indirect
voting
interest
Foreign
parent is the FIRST entity incorporated outside the United
States, proceeding up a chain of ownership, that has 10 percent or
more voting interest (directly, or indirectly through existing U.S.
affiliates) in the new U.S. business enterprise.
Voting interest is the percent of ownership in the voting securities of
an incorporated business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an
unincorporated business enterprise, including a branch or partnership.
• In a general or limited partnership, voting interest is presumed to
be divided evenly between the general partners, and limited partners
are presumed to have zero voting interest, unless otherwise stated in
the partnership agreement.
• In the case of a limited liability corporation (LLC), voting interest
is presumed to be divided equally between the members (owners),
unless otherwise stated in the articles of organization or in the
operating agreement.
203
1
Foreign Parent
Direct
voting
interest
14 What is this foreign parent's country of incorporation?
If the foreign parent is an individual or government, enter the country of residence.
For individuals who do not reside in their country of citizenship, please follow the
guidelines for country of residence on page 12.
15
What is this foreign parent's industry code?
Select the category below which best describes the PRIMARY activity of the SINGLE entity named as the foreign parent.
(The codes are also listed on page 11.)
DO NOT base the code on the worldwide sales of all consolidated subsidiaries of the foreign parent.
If the UBO is an individual, select the category "05 - Individual."
13 What is the name of this foreign parent? See Example 5.
0
BEA USE ONLY
-Country-
— Select Industry Code —
BE-13B – Identifying the Ultimate Beneficial Owner for Foreign Parent Number of
IDENTIFYING THE
ULTIMATE
BENEFICIAL OWNER (UBO)
16
Is
this
foreign parent also the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)? See EXAMPLES 6 and 7.
The UBO is the entity, proceeding up the ownership chain that includes the foreign parent, whose voting interest is not more
than 50 percent owned by another entity.
If the foreign parent is owned or controlled more than 50 percent by another entity, then the foreign parent is NOT the UBO.
Yes — SKIP to
19
No
EXAMPLE 6.
Foreign Parent is UBO
EXAMPLE 7.
Foreign Parent is Not UBO
17 What is the name of the UBO?
If the UBO is an individual, write “individual” instead of the individual’s name.
18
What is the UBO's country of incorporation?
If the UBO is an individual or government, provide the country of residence . For individuals who do not reside in their country of citizenship,
please follow the guidelines for country of residence on page 12.
19 What
is
the UBO's industry code?
Select the category below which best reflects the consolidated worldwide sales of the UBO, including all majority-owned subsidiaries.
(The codes are also listed on page 11.)
If the UBO is an individual, select the category "05 - Individual."
Do not use code 14 unless you receive permission from BEA.
210
1
1
1
2
211
212
1
1
Country of UBO
Foreign
United States
Company X
=
UBO
Foreign Parent
Foreign
United States
Company X
Foreign Parent = UBO
New U.S. Business
Enterprise
New U.S. Business
Enterprise
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11
50% voting interest
> 50% voting interest
0
BEA USE ONLY
-Country-
— Select Industry Code —
ESTABLISHMENT INFORMATION
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20 What is the total expected cost to this foreign parent’s affiliated foreign group (see EXAMPLE 8)
and its U.S. affiliates to establish the new U.S. business enterprise?
IN
CLUDE:
Actual expenditures from past years and expected expenditures
for current and future years.
The cost of voting interest and non-voting equity interest.
EXCLUDE:
The cost to any U.S. entity that is not affiliated with this foreign parent.
EXAMPLE 8.
Affiliated Foreign Group
(Repeated from page 3)
Affiliated foreign group means:
(1) the foreign parent,
(2) any foreign entity, proceeding up the foreign parent’s
ownership chain, that owns more than 50 percent of the
entity below it up to and including that entity which is not
owned more than 50 percent by another foreign entity,
and
(3) any foreign entity, proceeding down the ownership
chain(s) of each of these members, which is owned more
than 50 percent by the member above it.
(As used here, "entity" is synonymous with "person,"
as that term is used in the broad legal sense.)
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
1
,000
$ Bil. Mil. Thous. Dols.
,000
,000
,000
,000
1
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A.
This affiliated foreign group DIRECTLY invest in the new U.S. business enterprise as cash or equity?
B.
This affiliated foreign group DIRECTLY loan to the new U.S. business enterprise?
C.
This affiliated foreign group i
nvest in existing U.S. affiliates as cash or equity?
D.
This affiliated foreign group loan to existing U.S. affiliates?
DEBT
AND EQUITY BETWEEN THE AFFILIATED FOREIGN GROUP (AFG) AND U.S. AFFILIATES
NOTE: If there is more than one foreign parent (direct and/or indirect through existing U.S. affiliates), complete 13 through 21 for each additional
foreign parent on separate pages. Additional copies of these pages may be downloaded from www.bea.gov/be13.
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.
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383
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1
1
1
Foreign
United States
10%
Foreign companies X, Y, and
Z and the foreign parent
compose the affiliated
foreign group in this example
New U.S. Business Enterprise
Foreign Company X (2)
>50 %
Foreign Parent (1)
>50 %
Foreign Company Y (3)
>50 %
Foreign Company Z (3)
Total cost to this foreign parent's AFG and U.S. affiliates.......................... 320
If
there is only one
foreign parent, this is the same as the total cost reported in 3 .
If
there is more than
one foreign parent
, the
sum of the
cost for
each should match
the
total reported in
3
.
21
For the establishment of the new U.S. business enterprise, how much did:
stablishment Information for Foreign Parent Number
0