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It is April 15 and that means today is the deadline to file income tax returns for 2014 if you’ve not already done so.
To avoid penalties and late fees, returns that are sent through the U.S. Postal Service must be postmarked no later than April 15. Local post offices are not extending their office hours today and returns must be mailed there by 5 o’clock this afternoon in order to be postmarked with today’s date.
Stamped packages weighing more than 13 ounces must be presented in person to a Post Office clerk in compliance with FAA regulations.
Here are some additional tips from the U.S. Postal service to make sure filings are received without delay or problems.
• Make sure your return is signed and dated and all schedules and supporting documents are enclosed.
• Affix the appropriate postage – the item may weigh more than an ounce. Have a postal retail associate weigh and rate the item for you. Tax agencies will not pay postage due. Your short-paid return may be returned to sender causing you to miss the deadline.
• It is very important that your envelope include a return address. Short-paid items without a return address will be sent to the postal mail recovery office, delaying its return.
• Tax forms are no longer available at Post Offices. Check local libraries or online at http://www.irs.gov (Federal forms) or http://www.tax.ohio.gov (Ohio forms).
The Internal Revenue Service will accept returns sent via Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express for those customers who would like verification that their return was delivered. The IRS accepts the postmark on the envelope as proof of timely filing.