Requesting a GPO Deposit Account (Printing and Binding) Instructions

U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001 | 202.512.1800 1

Establishing a New Deposit Account 

Check this box to request a new Deposit Account and indicate the dollar 

amount of the deposit. If the new Deposit Account will be funded through the 

U.S. Treasury’s Intergovernmental Payment and Collections (IPAC) system, 

include the Agency Location Code (ALC), the Treasury Account Symbol 

(TAS), and the Business Event Type Code (BETC).

Note: GPO will assign a new Billing Address Code (BAC) to be used for all 

transactions pertaining to the new account.

Replenishing an Existing Deposit Account 

Check this box to replenish an existing Deposit Account. Provide the 6-digit 

BAC and the dollar amount of deposit. The replenishment request cannot be 

processed without a valid BAC.

Refund Request on a Deposit Account 

Check this box to request a refund. Once all orders have cleared the Deposit 

Account, a refund may be requested for any unused funds. Provide the 

6-digit BAC and the dollar amount of the requested refund. The refund

request cannot be processed without a valid BAC.

Transfer Request 

Check this box to transfer funds from one Deposit Account to another 

Deposit Account. Provide both the BAC of the account in which funds are 

being transferred from and the BAC in which the funds are being transferred 

to. Indicate the dollar amount of the transfer.

For Department of Defense (DOD) Customers Only

■ Special Note: DOD Only — Must provide MORD/MIPR, DD Form 448 and

Acceptance of MIPR, DD Form 448-2

■ For Department of Defense (DOD) customers only —

■ Check the Attached Does Apply box if a “Miscellaneous Obligation

Reimbursement Document (MORD)” or a “Military Interdepartmental

Purchase Request (MIPR)” and the “Acceptance of MIPR” is being

submitted with the request for either a new deposit account or the

replenishment of an existing deposit account.

■ Check the Does Not Apply box if your agency does not require the

use of a MORD or a MIPR to fund a deposit account.

When completing Block 6 (The MIPR identified above is accepted and 

the items requested will be provided as follows) of the DD Form 448-2, 

“Acceptance of MIPR,” GPO will check box “b” (All items will be procured by 

the direct citation of funds - Category II).

Note: Include only one action (establishment, replenishment, refund, or 

transfer) for each GPO Form 4045.

Required for IPAC Funding 

■ Agency Location Code (ALC) — Enter the 8-digit Agency Location Code

(ALC) if the method of payment is IPAC. An ALC is an identifier assigned

by Treasury for reporting purposes. The first 2 digits of the 8-digit ALC

identify the department or agency, the third and fourth digits identify

the particular bureau within the department, and the remaining 4 digits

identify the particular agency account section within that bureau. An ALC

is required for all IPAC transactions. Without the ALC, an IPAC transaction

cannot be processed. If unknown, the ALC can be acquired from the

agency’s finance or budget office.

■ Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) — Enter the agency’s Treasury Account

Symbol (TAS), if the method of payment will be IPAC. If unknown, the TAS

can be acquired from the agency’s finance or budget office.

■ Business Event Type Code (BETC) — Enter the 8-character Business

Event Type Code (BETC) if the method of payment will be IPAC. A BETC

is an 8-character code used in the Central Accounting Reporting System

to indicate the type of activity being reported, such as payment, collection,

etc. It must accompany the TAS and the dollar amounts in order to

classify the transaction against the fund balance with Treasury. If unknown,

the BETC can be acquired from the agency’s finance or budget office.

Agency Requestor’s Information

■ Name — Enter the name of the individual who is establishing a new

Deposit Account, replenishing an existing Deposit Account, requesting

a refund of an existing Deposit Account, or transferring funds from one

Deposit Account to another Deposit Account.

■ Department or Government Establishment — Enter the name of the

department, government agency or establishment originating the request.

■ Bureau/Office — Enter the specific bureau or office associated with the

department, government agency, or establishment.

■ Address — Enter the complete mailing address, including the zip code

and appropriate mail stops, of the agency/bureau originating the request.

■ Phone — Enter the phone number, including any extensions, of the

individual originating the request.

■ Fax — Enter the fax number of the individual originating the request.

■ Email — Enter the email address of the individual originating the request.

Agency Finance Point-Of-Contact Information

■ Name — Enter the name of the individual located in the agency’s finance

office who GPO may contact for additional information.

■ Address — Enter the address of where the finance point-of-contact

person is located.

■ Phone — Enter the phone number, including any extensions, of the

finance point-of-contact person.

■ Fax — Enter the fax number of the finance point-of-contact person.

■ Email — Enter the email address of the finance point-of-contact person.

Required if Requesting Agency Requires a LOA

This section is to provide information that a customer agency requires GPO 

to include on its invoices in order to reconcile their bills from GPO allowing 

payment to be made in a timely manner.

■ Line of Accounting (LOA) — The Line of Accounting (LOA) is an

identification code assigned by the agency doing business with GPO. It

provides reference information to the agency’s original obligating document

and is used to verify that billings are properly charged. LOA is a variable

length, alpha-numeric code. For a list of agencies that require an LOA, go

to https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/finance-options-pdffiles/sf1-loa.pdf.

Additional Information 

Provide any additional information, such as a second Line of Accounting, 

which is pertinent to the request for establishing a new Deposit Account, 

replenishing an existing Deposit Account, requesting a refund of an existing 

Deposit Account, or transferring funds from one Deposit Account to another 

Deposit Account.

To request a new Deposit Account, replenish an existing Deposit Account, request a refund of an existing Deposit Account, or transfer 

funds from one Deposit Account to another, complete the Deposit Account (Printing and Binding), GPO Form 4045 as follows:
Requesting a GPO Deposit Account (Printing and Binding) Instructions

U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001 | 202.512.1800 2

Note: If unable to submit form electronically, please fax completed form to 

your National Account Manager (NAM) for submission to the Commercial 

Billing organizational mailbox.

If Deposit Account funding will be by check, mail the completed form with 

the check, made payable to the Public Printer, to:

U.S. Government Publishing Office

732 North Capitol Street, NW.

Room B-622, Disbursing Office

Washington, DC 20401

Indicate “Deposit Account” and the BAC on the check.

Authorizing Signature

■ Authorizing Signature — The GPO Form 4045 must be signed

by the individual who is authorized to transfer funds in advance for

the agency. Agency authorization must be on file at GPO. Go to

https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-standards-pdf-files/

depositacct_form4045_inst.pdf for further information.

Note: GPO does not accept digital signatures at this time.

■ Title — Enter the title of the individual whose signature is authorizing

the form.

■ Date — Enter the date the form is signed.

If Deposit Account funding will be through IPAC, submit the completed 

and signed form by emailing a digital scan to the Accounts Receivable & 

Collections Office at arc@gpo.gov.