Post Offices Throughout Maryland
to Offer After Hours Collections on Tax Night - April 15, 2008
BALTIMORE, MD — It's that time again! The tax deadline for mailing tax returns is Tuesday, April 15. The Postal Service is providing extended retail hours (see list below), as well as mail collection, on Tuesday, April 15. This will ensure that last minute federal tax filers receive the April 15 postmark on their returns. Customers can also call 1-800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777) or visit www.usps.com for the nearest Post Office with extended retail and collection service.
The Baltimore Main Post Office at 900 E Fayette Street will be open to serve customers until midnight on April 15.
Local post offices with extended hours are listed below:
| Abingdon Post Office, 2945 Emmorton Rd | 21009 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Clarksville Post Office, 12411 Auto Dr | 21029 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Linthicum Heights Post Office, 515 S Camp Meade Rd | 21090 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Reisterstown Post Office, 5 Glyndon Dr | 21136 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Bel Air Post Office, 202 Blum Ct | 21014 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Columbia Main Post Office, 6801 Oak Hall Lane | 21045 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Crofton Post Office, 1296 Cronson Blvd. | 21114 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Eastport Station, 821 Chesapeake Ave. | 21403 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Ellicott City Post Office, 3375 Ellicott Center Dr. | 21043 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Glen Burnie Post Office, 7596 Ritchie Hwy. | 21061 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Severna Park Post Office, 513 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. | 21146 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Westminster Post Office, 345 Woodward Rd. | 21157 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Annapolis Main Post Office, 1 Church Circle Rd. | 21401 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Cumberland Main Post Office, 215 Park St. | 21502 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Hagerstown Main Post Office, 44 W Franklin St. | 21740 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Frederick Main Post Office, 201 E Patrick St. | 21701 | 10:00 p.m. |
Customers are encouraged to mail their tax returns as early in the day as possible and to 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. Internal Revenue Service will NOT pay postage due, so short-paid tax forms could be delayed because they will be returned to the sender for additional postage.
Due to security requirements, customers mailing tax form mailing pieces weighing 13 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 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 cutoff time.
Per the IRS website (www.irs.gov) …"Other than direct proof of actual delivery, a registered or certified mail receipt is the only prima facie evidence of delivery of a document to the agency or office with which the document is required to be filed. No other evidence of a postmark or mailing will be prima facie evidence of delivery or raise a presumption that the document was delivered."
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