April 15, 2009 — Federal Tax Deadline Draws Near

It’s that time again! The tax deadline for mailing tax returns is Wednesday, April 15th.

The Postal Service is providing extended retail hours (see list below), on Wednesday, April 15. This will ensure last minute federal tax filers receive the April 15 postmark on their returns. Customers can also call 1-800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777) for the nearest Post Office with extended retail and collection service.

Washington, DC Post Offices	Hours
Friendship Station, 4005 Wisconsin Avenue NW, WDC	7:00 am – 8:00 pm
National Capital Station, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, WDC	7:30 am – Midnight
Maryland Post Offices	Hours
Hampton Park Post Office, 9201 Edgeworth Drive, Capital Hgts., MD	8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Suburban Plant Finance, 160501 Shady Grove Rd Gaithersburg, MD	7:30 am – 8:00 pm

Customers are encouraged to mail their tax returns as early in the day as possible and postal officials suggest customers weigh their returns or extension requests on a postal scale to calculate the proper amount of postage. This is especially true if a customer is filing extra forms or schedules. Tax agencies will NOT pay postage due, so short–paid filings will be returned to the sender for additional postage.

Customers mailing tax deadline packages weighing 16 ounces or more, and bearing postage in the form of postage stamps must mail these packages at a postal retail window. Tax filers should double-check the pickup schedule if they elect to use a street side collection box to ensure their tax documents will be collected and postmarked before the deadline. Every tax filing will receive an official April 15 postmark if it is properly prepared and deposited by the designated cut-off time.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.