Service Annual Survey

Attachment 2 - SY18 Content Changes
Survey Year 2018 Content Changes	Question Title	Form Number
Change the "E-commerce revenue." bullet under include for Item 6: Sales, Receipts or Revenue. This will be updated to the new wording of "Revenues from electronic sources.".	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	All
Change "E-Commerce" to "Revenues from electronic sources." and remove "Refer to the definition in 8." since this no longer exists. Replace with "as described in questions 8A, 8B, and 8C".	Hotel Management	SA-72100E/A
Correct spelling to "liquefied" (for form and publication)	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	SA-48610E/A
Change 'Other operating revenue' detail wording from "Reselling services for computer hardware and software" to "Resale of computer hardware and software - Retailing of computer hardware and software"	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	SA-51820 E/A, SA-51120 E/A
Update first bullet point in include section: 'Report gross billings, except where noted elsewhere on the form.' Add the following sentence below the first bullet point in include section: "Report gross receipts for casinos."	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	SA-71000A, SA-71000E
Add a note directly under question 8 title for tax exempt companies. Suggested text: "NOTE: For tax-exempt firms, please include monetary donations received online as Revenue from Electronic Sources."	Revenue from Electronic Sources	SA-54011E/A SA-54170E/A SA-62400E/A SA-81300E/A SA-71002E/A SA-71110E/A
Add language to expense instructions to exclude: "Expenses 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)."	Operating Expenses	All
Create unique revenue detail screens that are specific to Tax-exempt or Taxable companies. (i.e. Taxable companies see Taxable only instructions and revenue details and Tax exempt see Tax exempt only instructions and revenue details) . Questions are not changing, just what the respondent will see in Centurion based on their tax status.	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue (in Centurion)	SA-54011E/A SA-54170E/A SA-62400E/A SA-71110E/A SA-71002E/A
Create a separate form for taxable and tax-exempt for each applicable form number/type (i.e.: The two SA-54011 E and A forms will become four forms: SA-54011E taxable and tax-exempt and SA-54011A taxable and tax-exempt). Questions are not changing, it is just being split to two different forms.	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	SA-54011E/A SA-54170E/A SA-62400E/A SA-71110E/A SA-71002E/A
Update first bullet point in include section: "Report gross billings, except where noted elsewhere on the form." which is similar to other forms. Add the following sentence below the first bullet point in the include section: "Report gross receipts for racetracks".	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	SA-71120E/A
Remove the "Depository Credit Intermediation" header because this form is mailed to non-depository industries too.	Sales, Receipts, or Revenue	SA-52200E/A
Add "Exclude direct losses incurred." to the end of: All other operating expenses Include travel and entertainment; postage, shipping or delivery services; warehousing and storage services; royalties; security services; janitorial and grounds maintenance services; purchased transportation with operators; and other expenses not reported elsewhere. Exclude direct losses incurred.	Operating Expenses	SA-52412E/A, 52413E/A
Add "Exclude benefits paid to policyholders (losses)." to the end of: All other operating expenses Include travel and entertainment; postage, shipping or delivery services; warehousing and storage services; royalties; security services; janitorial and grounds maintenance services; purchased transportation with operators; and other expenses not reported elsewhere. Exclude benefits paid to policyholders (losses).	Operating Expenses	SA-52400E/A, 52410E/A
Remove questions 12C, and 12D. The information collected from these questions is no longer published in any BEA releases or final publication. Additionally, the data gathered here aren't used in any part of our analysis of inventories or revenue for these industries. This is on top of the fact that an insignificant number of cases have reported in these lines in prior years. Our hope is that their removal will simplify the item as a whole, which might encourage reporting in the remaining questions. 12 C. Were any of the inventories reported in 12B, line 4, stored outside or en route to the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2017? 12 D. What was the value of inventories stored outside or en route to the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2017?	Inventories at End of Year	SA-51000E/A, SA-51111E/A, SA-51112E/A, SA-51113E/A, SA-51114E/A, SA-51118E/A, SA-51119E/A, SA-51120E/A, SA-51210E/A, SA-51213E/A, SA-51219E/A, SA-51222E/A, SA-51223E/A, SA-51224E/A
Remove questions 12E, 1, 2, 3 - "SOURCE OF INVENTORIES AT END OF YEAR". This question is not published. 12 E. How much of the inventories reported in 12B, line 4, was received from the following categories? 1. Film and programming production costs 2. Merchandise costs 3. Other inventory costs	Inventories at End of Year	SA-51210E/A
Delete SA-56159 forms and send 561591 companies the SA-56000E/A form. Details of the 56159 form are no longer published.	All	SA-56159E/A
Change all questions where we reference another item to have that reported value displayed in the instruction. For example, on SA-51112E/A for Item 9, Sources of Revenue, the question states, "How much of the periodical revenue reported in 6, lines 1a through 1b, is received from the following categories" The SUM of the amounts entered for ITEM 6 1a through 1e (i.e. $500,000) should be included in the question.	All where applicable	All where applicable
Change PDF for all forms. Remove "Return Via Mail" section. Change wording to "Respond Via Internet" with new web address of "https://portal.census.gov" and change URL for "To View Survey Results" to "https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sas.html".	Intro page	All