QSS-4A Quarterly Services Survey

OMB No. 0607-0907: Approval Expires: 08/31/2015
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

QUARTERLY SERVICES SURVEY

FORM

QSS-4A

(DRAFT)

Due Date

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

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• Any significant change in this firm's operations should be noted in 8
• For establishments sold or acquired during the quarter(s), report data only for the period the establishments
were operated by this firm
• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available
• Enter "0" where applicable
• Report data on an accrual basis
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.
• Dollars should be rounded to the nearest dollar
1 030280456
• If a figure is $1,030,280,456 it should be reported as
Include:
• Data for all Services establishments (excluding data for Retail, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Mining, and
Construction operations) as defined by the survey coverage in 1
• Data for auxiliary facilities primarily engaged in supporting services to this firm's establishment(s) such as
warehouses, garages, central administrative offices, and repair services

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SURVEY COVERAGE
Did this firm provide the business activities described below?

Yes
No - Specify this firm's business activity

2

Not Applicable.

3

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
A. Did this firm experience any acquisitions, sales, mergers, and/or divestitures in the
Yes
No - Go to

4

B. Which of the following organizational changes occurred in the
Check all that apply. If more than one organizational change occurred during the reporting period, explain in
Month

Acquisition
Merger
Sale

Day

8

.

Year

Date of organizational change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AND
Enter detailed information below

Divestiture
Name of company

EIN (9 digits)

Address (Number and street, P.O. Box, etc.)

City, town, village, etc.

State

ZIP Code

21963020

4

REPORTING PERIOD
What time period is covered by the data provided in this report?
Calendar quarter

Month

Beginning Date
Day
Year

Other - Report beginning and ending dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
End Date
Month

Day

Year

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SALES, RECEIPTS, OR REVENUE
Firms operating on a commission basis should report commissions, fees, and other operating revenue income, not
gross billings or sales.
Taxable Firms
Include:
• Total value of service contracts
• Amounts received for work subcontracted to others
• Revenue from services performed by domestic
locations for foreign parent firms, subsidiaries,
branches, etc.
• Market value of compensation in lieu of cash
• Franchise sales, fees, and royalties
• Sale or licensing of rights to intellectual property
protected by copyright or as industrial property
(e.g., patents, trademarks)
Exclude:
• Taxes (sales, amusement, occupancy, use, or other)
collected directly from customers or clients and paid
directly to a local, state, or Federal tax agency
• Revenue from a domestic parent organization, or
from franchise locations owned by others
• Rents from and revenue of separately operated
departments, concessions, etc., which are leased to
others
• Revenue from customers for carrying or other credit
charges
• Commissions from vending machine operators
• Revenue of foreign subsidiaries (those located
outside the U.S. , i.e., outside the 50 states, District
of Columbia, U.S. Commonwealth Territories, or
U.S. Possessions)
• Nonoperating revenue such as income from
investments, sales of company-owned real estate
(land and building), or other assets (except
inventory held for resale), securities, gifts, loans,
contributions, or grants
• Revenue from the sale of used equipment
• Installment payments from leasing under capital,
finance, or full-payout leases
• Intracompany transfers
• Interest income
• Gross contributions, gifts, and grants (whether or
not restricted for use in operations)

Tax-exempt firms
Include:
• Program service revenue
• Gross sales of merchandise, minus returns and
allowances
• Income from interest, dividends, gross rents
(including display space rentals and share of
receipts from departments operated by other
companies), royalties, and other investments
• Net gains (losses) from the sale of real estate (land
and buildings), investments, or other assets (except
inventory held for resale)
• Gross contributions, gifts, and grants (whether or
not restricted for use in operations)
• Dues and assessments from members and affiliates
• Commissions earned from the sale of merchandise
owned by others (including commissions from
vending machine operators)
• Gross receipts from fundraising activities
Exclude:
• Taxes (sales, amusement, occupancy, use, or other)
collected directly from customers or clients and paid
directly to a local, State, or Federal tax agency
• Gross receipts of departments or concessions
operated by other companies
• Amounts transferred to operating funds from capital
or reserve funds

$ Bil.

21963038

What was this firm's revenue in the
6 and 7

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

. . . . . . . .

Not Applicable.

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REMARKS - Please use this space to explain any significant quarter-to-quarter changes, to clarify responses, or indicate
where data were estimated.

9

CONTACT INFORMATION
Name of person to contact regarding this report (Please print)

21963046

Area code
Telephone

Number

-

Title

Extension

Area code
Fax

Number

-

Website

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