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TIC Forms & Instructions

WHAT'S NEW:
  1. (UPDATE 6-14-2013) The final draft TIC B-forms (BC, BL-1, BL-2, BQ-1, BQ-2, BQ-3) and instructions are available at the link. They will be effective for reports as of December 31, 2013 and afterwards. The June updates include only minor changes (e.g. corrected typos, style) from the May 31 files; form BQ-3 includes some corrected column titles. There have been no subtantive changes in the forms since the first drafts were released in January.

  2. (UPDATE 6-17-2013) The final draft TIC C-forms (CQ-1 and CQ-2) and instructions are available at the link. They will be effective for reports as of December 31, 2013 and afterwards. The June updates include only minor changes (e.g. corrected typos, style) from the May 31 files. There have been no substantive changes in the forms since the first drafts were released in January.

  3. (REVISED 4-25-2013) The Effective Date for updated country list is changed to DECEMBER 2013, from June 2013. [FYI: This is the 2nd change; it supersedes the March 27 change of the effective date to September 2013.]
    1. The updates of the country and partial foreign official institutions (foi) lists will take effect for all TIC reports as of December 2013 and afterwards.
      -- the Geographical Classification (updated for December 2013) has codes for foreign countries, areas, and organizations.
      -- the partial foi list of selected foreign official institutions is also updated for December 2013.
    2. The TIC webpage for each form shows, at the top of the webpage, the form that includes the updated country list.
      -- The revised B-forms and C-forms have been available since January. Those forms and instructions also include other revisions, as described in items 1 and 2 above. 
      -- The updated Form D, Form S, and Form SLT are available since March 12. There are no federal register notices because the changes are just an update of the country list. There are no changes to the instructions, except for an appendix with a new link to the country list.
      -- The annual survey reports SHL(A) and SHC(A) will use the updated lists beginning as of December 2013.


  4. (NEW 3-27-2013) The proposed revisions for 2014 of both annual surveys are available: Form SHL/SHLA, Foreign-Residents' Holdings of U.S. Securities; and Form SHC/SHCA, U.S.-Residents' Holdings of Foreign Securities. The Federal Register Notice of March 28, 2013 invites comments by May 28, 2013.

  5. (NEW 3-27-2013) The Forms and Instructions are available for the annual survey SHLA(2013): Foreign-Residents' Holdings of U.S. Securities, including Selected Money Market Instruments, as of June 30, 2013.

  6. (IMPORTANT FOR ALL) The Reporting Central application is used for all electronic submissions of the TIC monthly and quarterly reports (all B-forms, C-forms, Form D, Form S, and Form SLT).
    -- after April 2, 2012, IESUB will continue in use ONLY for: (a) the annual TIC reports SHC/SHCA and SHL/SHLA; and (b) all TFC reports.
    -- SIGN UP for Reporting Central at the Reporting Central Resource Center.

    TIC MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY REPORTS
    Forms and Instructions (For help, see Contact TIC at upper right of this page.)
    • TIC B Forms, filed by Banks & Brokers/Dealers.
      (Forms BC, BL-1, BL-2, BQ-1, BQ-2 and BQ-3)

    • TIC C Forms, filed by nonbank organizations.
      (Forms CQ-1 and CQ-2)

    • TIC Form D, filed by those in Derivatives markets.

    • TIC Form S , filed by those selling and purchasing long-term Securities.

    • TIC Form SLT, filed by those engaged in cross-border holding of long-term Securities.
    TIC ANNUAL AND BENCHMARK REPORTS (For help, see Contact TIC )
          Last Updated: 6/17/2013 3:59 PM