Post Offices to close normal times on Tax Night

GREENSBORO, NC – The deadline for mailing 2008 federal tax returns is Wednesday, April 15, and Post Offices in the Triad area will close that day at its normal times. Seven 24-hour Automated Postal Centers (APC) will be available for purchasing postage with the required date, and four contract Post Offices will be open after 5 pm.

National figures show that 60% of Americans used e-file last year (2007 returns filed in 2008). However, according to IRS (Carolinas) Spokesman, Mark Hanson, "In North Carolina, last year more than 67% of NC individual taxpayers--both those who prepared their own and those who went to preparers--used e-file. As of April 2, more than 2.1 million NC individual taxpayers used e-file. The IRS estimates the total (both e-file and paper) 2008 returns to be 3.9 million."

Mailers are strongly advised to check the last pickup time posted on neighborhood blue collection boxes before depositing their returns as there will be no special or late collection of mail. Also, mailers using an Automated Postal Center, or self-service kiosk, should be aware that an APC does not provide “proof of mailing” as the date of the sale on the receipt does not necessarily represent the mailing date. These kiosks are available 24/7, and an April 15 postmark will be provided if the mail is deposited by the last pickup time posted.

Customers are encouraged to mail their tax returns as early in the day as possible and weigh their returns or extension requests on a postal scale to calculate the proper amount of postage needed. This is especially true if a customer is filing extra forms or schedules. Tax agencies will NOT pay postage due and the return or extension request will be considered delinquent, even if the mail piece has an April 15 postmark.

Following is a list of Automated Postal Centers and Contract Post Offices in the Triad Area.

BURLINGTON PO	405 Maple Ave	Burlington	27215-8309
SUMMIT STATION	2585 Yanceyville St	Greensboro	27405-6940
FRIENDLY STATION	610 Pembroke Rd	Greensboro	27408-7608
GREENSBORO MPO	201 N Murrow Blvd	Greensboro	27401-0187
GUILFORD STATION	5704 W. Market Street	Greensboro	27419-9998
EMERYWOOD STATION	116 Rock Spring Rd	High Point	27262-6560
KERNERSVILLE	325 W Mountain Rd	Kernersville	27284-9998

CONTRACT POST OFFICES – TRIAD AREA
POST OFFICE	STREET ADDRESS	CITY	ZIP	PHONE #	HOURS M-F	SATURDAY
EASTCHESTER/PANACHE	2402 Hickswood Ste 104	High Point	27265	336-884-4450	0830 – 1700	0900 – 1200
JUICY JAVA	500 Pineview Drive	Kernersville	27284	336-978-6802	0800 – 1900	1800 – 1900
GREAT STOPS	5412 W Market St	Greensboro	27409	336-315-9833	M – W 7am – 6pm, Th – F 7pm	0700 – 1700
JONESTOWN RD	133 Jonestown Rd	Winston Salem	27104	336-659-6364	0900 – 1800	0900 – 1500
MT TABOR	3450 Robinhood Rd	Winston Salem	27106	336-768-3885	0900 – 1700	CLOSED
STEELMAN'S HARDWARE	5431 HWY 158y	Advance	27006	336-998-1987	0900 – 1800	0900 – 1200
UNCG	1000 Spring Garden St	Greensboro	27412	336-334-5764	0830 – 1600	CLOSED
WSSU CPU	1600 Wallace Ave	Winston Salem	27101	336-750-2785	0800 – 1600	CLOSED

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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.