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 > >