RICHMOND — The Richmond Post Office will extend its hours at the Main Post Office to accommodate last-minute tax filers. On Monday, April 18, the retail window at 1801 Brook Road location will remain open until 8 p.m. to give customers an extra three hours to purchase stamps and services and to receive the April 18 postmark. This is the only location in the Richmond District which will provide this service past normal closing time. (The Richmond District encompasses all ZIP code locations in Virginia which begin with the following 3-digits: 224, 225, 228-229, 230-232, 233-239 and 244.)
Postal employees will remain available in the parking lot and at the Self-Service Kiosk to assist with the Kiosk and to accept and postmark mail until 8 p.m. (Customers are reminded that they must use a debit or credit card at the Kiosk: there is no machine available in Post Offices which accepts cash payments.)
Tax returns should be dropped in collection boxes outside the Main Post Office, handed to an employee or placed in the Self-Service Kiosk drop box prior to 8 p.m. to ensure their returns get the April 18 postmark.
Tax returns requiring a postmark which bear PC Postage or Self-Service Kiosk postage must be entered into the mail stream before 8 p.m. in order to receive the April 18 postmark at the Richmond Processing and Distribution Center.
Postage labels printed on April 18 for items mailed at the Self-Service Kiosk will show the April 18 date of sale. This is not the same as a postmark and does not constitute proof of mailing. This is also true of “PC Postage" printed via the Click-N-ShipTM application online. Those items must be presented at a retail window or deposited by the last collection time to receive the April 18 cancellation.
Taxpayers are encouraged to avoid waiting until the last minute because only the Richmond Main Office will have extended hours and extra collections. Customers can check locations, hours of operations and last collection times by visiting www.usps.com or by calling 1-800-ASK-USPS.
Customers are also reminded that a Forever stamp – no matter when it was purchased – is valid First-Class postage for a one-ounce letter, which is typically one-to-two sheets of regular paper. Items weighing more than one ounce should have a 21-cent stamp for each additional ounce. The IRS will not pay postage on short-paid items and items will be returned to sender marked “postage due.”Customers seeking tracking and confirmation services can choose Priority Express Mail or Priority Mail service which includes tracking.
Due to increased security measures, envelopes or parcels weighing more than 13 ounces must be presented face-to-face to a clerk at the retail window.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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