31 CFR § 128.11 - Purpose of reports.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s128.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 128.11 - Purpose of reports."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "128.11"
section_name: "Purpose of reports."
chapter_name: "MONETARY OFFICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "128"
part_name: "REPORTING OF INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL AND FOREIGN-CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS AND POSITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 286f and 3101  31 U.S.C. 5315 and 5321."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 58495, Nov. 2, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "128"
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# 128.11 Purpose of reports.

Reports on international capital transactions and positions provide timely and reliable information on international portfolio capital movements by U.S. persons. This information is needed for preparation of the capital accounts of the United States balance of payments and the international investment position of the United States.