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Treasury International Capital System


Reporting Forms & Instructions


TIC B-Forms and Instructions


Forms and Instructions:

  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter) -- Own U.S. Dollar Claims.
  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter) -- Own U.S. Dollar Liabilities.
  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter) -- Customers' U.S. Dollar Liabilities.
  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter) -- Customers' U.S. Dollar Claims.
  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter) -- Own and Customers' Foreign Currency Claims and Liabilities.
  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter; no change from previous form) -- Maturities of own Liabilities.
  • Final PDF icon (effective for reports as-of June 2006 and thereafter) (Mar. 10, 2006).
    -- PDF icon (Jan. 2006) with codes for foreign countries, areas, and organizations.
    -- (revised June 2008).

Additional Information:

  • PDF icon (03/22/07). Effective beginning with the reports as-of February 28, 2003 and thereafter.
  • PDF icon (09/07/04). Effective beginning with the reports as-of February 28, 2003 and thereafter.
  • PDF icon (05/24/05) on TIC B forms versus annual/benchmark TIC SHL and SHC forms.
  • Federal Register Notices: public notices of proposed revisions to each form, PDF icon

Seminar Information:
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York held a seminar on September 20, 2006 ( PDF icon ), that provided: an overview of reporting requirements for the S-Form and the various B-Forms; lists of common reporting errors PDF icon for the B and S reports; and discussions of how TIC B and S data are edited by FRS staff.

Description:
The TIC B-forms are part of the Treasury International Capital (TIC) data reporting system, which is required by law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 10033; 31 C.F.R. 128), and are designed to collect timely and reliable information on the international portfolio capital claims and liabilities of U.S. banks and securities brokers and dealers with foreigners. This information is necessary for compiling the U.S. balance of payments accounts and the U.S. international investment position, and for formulating U.S. international financial and monetary policies.

Who Reports on the B-forms:
Depository institutions (see Part I.D of the instructions for list of organizations included); bank holding companies and financial holding companies (BHCs/FHCs); and securities brokers and dealers, regardless of their affiliations with other entities.

Historical Forms and Instructions:

  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • PDF icon (effective for reports as-of February 2003 through May 2006).
  • The previous semiannual forms BC(SA), BL-1(SA), and BL-2(SA) were eliminated after the reports as-of December 31, 2005.
  • for reports as-of January 2003 and before.

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Last Updated: October 15, 2008


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  • Treasury Bulletin: "Capital Movements" tables present quarterly TIC data.
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