U.S. Postal Service 'Tax Night' Operations for April 15, 2008

Midnight Retail Services and Mail Collection Available For Last Minute Albuquerque and Rio Rancho Tax Filers

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Tax day, Tuesday, April 15, is just around the corner and the U.S. Postal Service again wants to make tax day less taxing. Albuquerque and Rio Rancho residents will have until midnight to utilize retail services and deposit their tax returns. All mail dropped before midnight at the Albuquerque Main Post Office, located at 1135 Broadway Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87101, and the Rio Rancho Post Office, located at 900 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 87124, will receive an April 15 postmark.

Customers can call the postal customer line at 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) to find their nearest April 15 late tax mail collection site, obtain specific information on postage rates or get other Postal Service information.

Below are important tax mail tips:

Apply proper postage and stamps, especially with extra forms/schedules. It costs 41 cents for the first ounce; 17 cents for each additional ounce. One ounce is about four pages. Oversized envelopes require additional postage.
The IRS does not accept postage due mail, all mail with insufficient postage will be returned to sender.
If you use a non-IRS labeled envelope, make sure you print the proper IRS address.
Print your return address in the upper-left-hand corner of your tax mail envelope.
Customers who wish to have certification that their tax mail form is received by IRS, should mail it using Certified Mail Service/Return Receipt — available at your local post office.
While encouraged to mail before April 15, if you do wait until Tax Day be sure to drop off your tax mail return at a designated postal location that offers late tax mail pick-up.
Tax return mail using stamps for postage and weighing over 13 ounces must be handed in person to a USPS employee. All last minute tax returns weighing over 13 ounces need to be handed directly to the clerk on duty and not deposited directly in a collection box or these mail pieces will be returned.
Customers with tax questions can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040; or www.irs.gov

New Mexico Post Office Locations with Extended Retail and Mail Collections for April 15, 2008

POST OFFICE RETAIL OPERATIONS/COLLECTION BOX LOCATIONS	LATE Retail Services and Mail Drop Off
Main Post Office, 1135 Broadway Blvd NE, Albuquerque	Until midnight
Rio Rancho Post Office, 900 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho	Until midnight

IMPORTANT NOTE: Tax returns deposited in collection boxes must weigh 13 ounces or less. All mail weighing over 13 ounces must be handed to the clerk on duty in the Post Office lobby.

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