Is the direct deposit an option .... or is this just how it's going to be
for reimbursement ?

*Joya Maynard*
*Business Manager*
*Waldo County Tech Ctr*
*207-342-5231  x#203*

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Anne Perloff <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> If you intend to file a Form 471 for E-Rate reimbursements for Funding
> Year 2016, you can get a jump start on things while we wait for the filing
> window to be announced.
>
> Beginning with FY2016, applicants who opt to pay the full cost for E-Rate
> products and services (discount and non-discount portion) and submit a BEAR
> form for reimbursement of the discount portion will receive that
> reimbursement via direct deposit.
>
> That means there is a new E-Rate form in town already up and running in
> USAC's EPC portal - *the FCC Form 498*.
>
> The Form 498 provides banking information for direct deposits of
> reimbursements that will be requested through a BEAR. It must be submitted
> and processed before you will be able to file any BEARs for FY2016, so it
> needs to be completed prior to July 1, 2016.
>
> If you ...
>           - will be filing an FY2016 Form 471
>           - and have set up the Account Administrator for the Billed
> Entity's EPC account
> ... then you can file the Form 498 now so you don't have to think about it
> next spring
>
> *A step by step guide for filing the Form 498 is available here along with
> other EPC training guides:*
> http://networkmaine.net/erate/EPC/EPC.htm
>
> Reimbursements for Funding Year 2015 and earlier will continue to be sent
> first to the service provider, who will then send the reimbursement to the
> applicant.
>
> As usual, this form does not apply to you if you only receive E-Rate
> through Networkmaine and do not file your own E-Rate applications.
>
> _____________________________________________
>
> *Anne Perloff*
> Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools
> Networkmaine ... a unit of the University of Maine System
>
> Web: www.networkmaine.net/erate/
>
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Phone: 207-561-3584
>
> Fax: 207-561-3531
>
> Mail:
> Networkmaine
> 5752 Neville Hall Rm 244
> University of Maine
> Orono, ME 04469
>
>