Postal Service Announces Post Office Hours on Tax Night, April 15

Islandia, NY —The Postal Service offers services for last minute taxpayers in the Long Island District. Retail services, stamp sales and postmarking will be available until 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the Hicksville Post Office, 185 West John St.

The following Post Offices have 24-hour access to Automated Postal Centers (APC). The APC enables customers to conduct business at their convenience: Bellmore, Bethpage, Central Islip, Commack, Deer Park, East Meadow, Garden City, Hicksville, Huntington, Huntington Station, Levittown, Lindenhurst, Massapequa, Mineola, North Massapequa, Plainview, Port Jefferson Station, Rockville Centre, Ronkonkoma, Smithtown, Syosset and Western Nassau Mail Facility window services located in Garden City.

The following Post Offices have extended window hours until 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, and until 4 p.m. on Saturday:

Western Nassau Processing & Distribution Center in Garden City 11a.m.-7p.m., M-F, closed Sat.

The Hicksville Post Office window is open Mon. to Fri.- 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m, Sat. - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  The Postal Store at Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City is open seven days a week: Mon. to Fri. - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. - 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sun. - Noon to 4:30 p.m.

The Postal Service suggests the following tax mailing tips:

• Make sure you have proper postage, especially if you have extra forms or schedules. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not accept tax filings without postage or with insufficient postage. The IRS returns all tax filings with insufficient postage to the sender, who is then charged with late-payment penalties. It costs 41-cents for the first ounce and 17-cents for each additional ounce. One ounce is about four pages.
• If you use a non-IRS labeled envelope, make sure you have the proper IRS address. Also, put your return address in the upper left-hand corner.
• Mail early in the day if you can, so you can save yourself a trip to the late collection locations and avoid traffic and the last-minute rush.
• Don’t use an office postage meter. The IRS doesn’t accept private postmarks as proof of timely filing.
• If you are depositing a tax return on April 15 in a blue Post Office collection box, be sure to mail it before the latest collection time posted on the box.