*Deadline to file an FY2016 Form 471:* *April 29, 2016 @ 11:59:59 PM* The FY2016 Form 471 is available in EPC. There are many reasons why you may not yet be prepared to file the Form 471 such as: - you have not yet filed a Form 470 (the deadline is April 1 but do not wait until the last day!) - you have filed a Form 470 but your 28 day waiting period has not elapsed - the thought of filing a Form 471 is causing you to break out in a rash Fret not! The FY2016 form may look scary and more cumbersome than in previous years, but the reality is that many of the tasks you used to do directly within the form are now being handled outside of the form elsewhere within your EPC portal profile. The Form 471 process will look like this: [image: Inline image 1] I am working on creating step by step instructions for the form itself and will post that as soon as it is ready. You can (and should) get started on the preparation steps now. Guides for these steps are available here: *http://networkmaine.net/erate/EPC/EPC.htm <http://networkmaine.net/erate/EPC/EPC.htm>* _____________________________________________ *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 255 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469