Form SA-42(AGBR) Annual Wholesale Trade Report, Agents, Brokers, and Elec

OMB No. 0607-0195: Approval Expires 9/30/2008
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2007 ANNUAL WHOLESALE TRADE REPORT

Economics and Statistics Administration

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AGENTS, BROKERS, AND ELECTRONIC MARKETS
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW. Title 13, United States Code, requires businesses and other
organizations that receive this questionnaire to answer the questions and return the report to the U.S.
Census Bureau.

DUE
DATE

Have questions?
Call 1–800–327–4389 (option 3)
Weekdays
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST
How can I report?

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Via Mail:

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(Please correct any error(s) in name, address, and ZIP Code)

Via Internet:
http://www.census.gov/econhelp/awts
Use your firm’s unique username and original password. If you
change your password, please keep a record for reference.

Username:

Password:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• This report should cover ALL agent, broker, and electronic market locations in the United States whose payroll was reported on the Employer’s
Quarterly Federal Tax Return, Treasury Form 941, under the Employer Identification Number (EIN) shown in the address label (or as corrected
in item 1 ).
• For establishments sold or acquired during 2007, report data only for the period the establishments were operated by your firm.
• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available.

Agents, Brokers, or Electronic Markets
Firms that primarily arrange for the sale or purchase of goods owned by others, generally on a fee or commission basis
Examples include:
• Auction companies
• Commission merchants
• Import or export agents
• Manufacturers’ agents
• Manufacturers’ representatives

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• Merchandise brokers
• Purchasing agents
• Selling agents
• Electronic markets (business to business)

FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Is the Employer Identification Number (EIN) printed in the upper left corner of the address box the SAME as that used for this
firm on its latest Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, Treasury Form 941?
YES
GO to 2
020 1
021

2

NO – Continue with 1 A

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A. What is the current EIN for this firm?
Month

Year

022

B. When did you start reporting payroll under this EIN?
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NUMBER OF AGENT, BROKER, AND ELECTRONIC MARKET LOCATIONS
Number in 2007
110

What were the total number of agent, broker, and electronic market locations that
met the criteria below on December 31, 2007?

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Include:
• Selling or purchasing locations where more than half of the volume of business is conducted
on a commission basis.
• Electronic markets where buyers and sellers are brought together using the Internet or other
electronic means and your company receives a commission or fee for the service

NOTE:
If you reported "0," please describe
the sales at locations owned by your
firm and its subsidiaries in item 6
Remarks section on page 3.
Complete item 7 Contact person on
page 4 and return this form in the
enclosed envelope.

Exclude:
• Selling or purchasing locations primarily buying and selling goods on their own account
• Locations selling or facilitating the sale of goods to the general public

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DOLLAR VOLUME OF BUSINESS
Total receipts and other operating revenue, should:
INCLUDE
• All revenue from locations identified in item 2
• Revenue from the sale of goods on your own account
• All revenue from businesses and household consumers
• Receipts from freight, installations, rentals, maintenance, repairs,
alterations, storage, and other such services
• Excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor, and tobacco) which
are levied on the manufacturer and included in the cost of goods
• E-commerce receipts included in 4 B
• Commissions and selling or listing fees

EXCLUDE
• Nonoperating receipts (such as interest income, income from
investments, and receipts from the rental or sale of real estate)
• Receipts from customers for carrying or other credit charges
• Taxes (sales and other) collected directly from
customers and paid directly to a Federal, State, or local tax agency
DEDUCT
• Refunds and allowances for returned products
• The actual value of rebates and discounts granted to the
purchaser, even if granted as an increase in trade-in allowance

2007

$ Bil.

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

100

A. What were total receipts and other operating revenues for the locations identified
in item 2 ?

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NOTE: The sum of items 3 A1 and 3 A2 should equal item 3 A
140

1. What were commissions and selling or listing fees?
141

2. What were product sales on your own account and other operating revenue?
(Include e-commerce sales on own account)

$ Bil.

B. Gross selling value of business conducted on the account of others on a commission basis

142

Exclude commissions, fees and goods that never enter the United States
(Include e-commerce sales conducted for others)

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NOTE: Gross selling value, item 3 B should NOT equal the value in item 3 A above

143

C. On average, what percentage rate do you earn for the products
purchased or sold for others. (Line 3 A1 divided by line 3 B x 100)

%
2007

D. Did you report receipts figures in 3 A for the period that began
on January 1 and ended on December 31?
1
2

YES – Continue with 4 on the next page
NO
Please report your beginning and ending dates for 2007

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106

Month

Day

Year

Day

Year

104

Beginning date
Month
105

Ending date
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E-COMMERCE
A. Did the agent, broker, and electronic market locations in 2 have any e-commerce or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
network sales during 2007?
E-commerce sales and/or receipts are sales of goods and services, where an order is placed by the buyer, or the price and terms of the
sale are negotiated over an Internet, extranet, EDI network, electronic mail, or other online system. Payment may or may not be made
online.
120

YES
Continue with 4 B
NO – Go to 5 below

1
2

2007

$ Bil.
B. What is the GROSS SELLING VALUE of any e-commerce and EDI network sales and/or receipts
for 2007 for your agent, broker, and electronic market?
(Exclude commissions)

Thou.

Dol.

113

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NOTE: Line 4 B should equal line 4 B1 plus line 4 B2
1. Did the agent, broker, and electronic market have EDI network sales during 2007?
(This includes EDI over the internet)
131 1
2

130 1
2

115

YES
What was the amount of these sales?
NO – Continue with 4 B 2

2. Did the agent, broker, and electronic market have Internet, extranet,
electronic mail or other online system sales during 2007? (Exclude EDI)

5

Mil.

YES

114

What was the amount of these sales?

NO – Continue with 5

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF AGENTS, BROKERS, AND ELECTRONIC MARKETS
2007

$ Bil.

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

500

What were the total operating expenses ONLY for your agent, broker, and electronic market
locations?

INCLUDE
Expenses arising from the normal course of business

EXCLUDE
• Bad debt
• Purchases of goods for resale or cost of goods sold
• Income taxes
• Taxes (sales, excise, and other) collected directly from customers
and paid directly to a local, State, or Federal tax agency
• Interest expenses
• Impairment (reduction in value of long-lived assets due to
reappraisal)
• Capitalized expenses (except payroll and fringe benefits)
• Transfers made within the company

6 Remarks – Please use this space to explain any significant year-to-year changes, to clarify your responses, etc.
962

CENSUS USE
961

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CONTACT PERSON – Certifies data are accurate and can assist with any questions

950

Name of person completing this report – Please print

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Title

954

955

957

Telephone
Area code

Number
Number

Fax
Area code

Number
Number

Extension

Extension

E-mail address

THANK YOU

for completing your Annual Wholesale Trade Report
We suggest you keep a copy for your records

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FORM SA-42(AGBR) (9-27-2007)