{"id":32139,"date":"2020-01-15T20:21:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T20:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=32139"},"modified":"2020-01-20T20:29:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T20:29:45","slug":"fy-2020-form-471-window-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32139","title":{"rendered":"FY 2020 Form 471 “Window” Now Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 15, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

~ Form 471 Deadline is March 25, 2020 ~
\n~ Post 470\u2019s NOW if you haven\u2019t done so already! ~<\/p>\n

The FY 2020 Form 471 Application Window officially opened at noon today and already 7 PA applicants have submitted Form 471s (listed below)!\u00a0\u00a0If you haven\u2019t yet posted your Form 470 for services that must be competitively bid for FY 2020, you still have some time to do so, but not much.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Although the Form 471 deadline is<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>March 25, and therefore the last possible date to file the Form 470 is February 26, applicants \u2013 especially public schools — should have your 470\u2019s released as soon as possible so you have time to take the contracts to your board meeting(s) for approval.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0For nonpublic schools, libraries and other entities that don\u2019t require board approval, I recommend that you have all 470s filed no later than February 1.<\/p>\n

Reminders Before Starting Form 471:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. CONTRACT RECORDS:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 If you have signed a new contract for FY 2020, a new Contract Record must be created in EPC prior to starting the Form 471.\u00a0 If you are submitting a Form 471 FRN for FY 2020 based on a multi-year contract for which you created a Contract Record in EPC in a previous year, you should NOT create a new Contract Record for FY 2020 \u2013 just cite that same contract record that\u2019s in your Contract Module when prompted to do so in the Form 471.\u00a0 The only exception to this is if you found an error to an existing Contract Record, in which case you should create a new Contract Record (there\u2019s no way to edit an existing Contract Record in EPC, unfortunately).\u00a0 Also, don\u2019t create a new Contract Record if you are utilizing one of the available extensions on an existing contract (simply update the contract expiration date when prompted on the Form 471).<\/p>\n

2. EPC PROFILE UPDATES:<\/strong><\/p>\n