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.
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1
202
Country of Foreign Parent
1
New U.S. Business Enterprise
EXAMPLE 5.
Direct and Indirect Voting Interest
Page 6
FORM BE-13B (REV. 01/2017)
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.