March 3, 2014<\/p>\n
At the end of January, Sunesys (a major fiber provider in PA) sent a letter to their PA customers stating that beginning July 1, 2014, they would begin imposing the 5% PA Gross Receipts Tax to their invoices for wide area network services. Traditionally, Sunesys’ invoices were inclusive of all taxes, surcharges and fees.<\/p>\n
Schools and libraries are NOT exempt from the PA Gross Receipts Tax, but the good news is that the tax is E-rate eligible. So, if you will be listing Sunesys as one of your service providers on your FY 2014 Form 471, please be sure to include the extra 5% over your base contracted amount so you request enough E-rate funding for the year.<\/p>\n
For example, if your base contract amount is $3,000\/month, you would add $150, making the Block 5, 23A amount $3150.<\/p>\n
If you already filed your Form 471 and didn’t include the extra 5%, you should use your Form 471 Receipt Acknowledgement Letter to increase your request and fax it back to USAC.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.<\/p>\n
— Julie<\/p>\n
Julie Tritt Schell
\nPA E-rate Coordinator<\/p>\n
717-730-7133 – o<\/span>
\n717-730-9060 – f<\/span>
\njtschell@comcast.net<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.e-ratepa.org<\/span>
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