LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Millions of Americans wait until the last minute to file their tax returns. This year is no different. Since April 15 falls on a Sunday, filers have until 12:00 Midnight on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 to drop off their completed returns. To accommodate last minute filers in the Central Arkansas area, the Processing & Distribution Center located at 4700 E McCain, North Little Rock will be open until Midnight on Tuesday, April 17.

Officer-In-Charge, Gregg Tolliver is urging customers to be aware of the location available with extended hours and to use this site for their convenience, if at all possible.

"Customers can buy postage at our retail windows or drop returns at the Processing & Distribution Center, 4700 E McCain, North Little Rock until Midnight. This location will provide added convenience for our customers, along with the assurance that mail dropped at this site will receive an April 17th postmark. Although the deadline is Tuesday, April 17th, customers are urged to drop off returns as early as possible," said Tolliver.

The Postal Service offers the following advice to tax filers:

• Use First-Class postage.
• Use pre-addressed labels where possible. Write clearly. Take special care to ensure that handwritten envelopes are legible, and include a return address.
• Affix sufficient postage. One ounce is 39 cents; each additional ounce up to 13 ounces costs an additional 24 cents.
• Double-check postage. Weigh any return that feels heavier than one ounce. Tax agencies do not accept postage due mail; tax returns bearing insufficient postage will be returned - meaning taxpayers may be penalized for filing late tax returns.
• Avoid the mad rush at the post office. Mail returns in local collection boxes, but remember to make certain that the posted pick-up time has not passed to ensure returns will have an April 17th postmark.
• For customers who send original receipts to tax agencies, registered mail is a good choice.
• Make certain bulky envelopes are securely sealed.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to cover its operating expenses. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.