To assist last-minute tax filers on Tuesday, April 17 – the federal and state deadline for filing income tax returns – the Phoenix Post Office will offer a satellite drive-through drop-off location from 5 p.m. until midnight at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium parking lot at 56th Street and East Van Buren Street.
The Postal Service urges customers to avoid the last-minute crowds and mail their tax returns well before April 17th, or at least early that day. For those who decide to wait until deadline day, the satellite location will be the most convenient option.
Phoenix Muni will be accessible from East Van Buren Street or East Washington Street at 56th Street. Customers driving westbound on Loop 202 should exit at the Van Buren/52nd Street offramp and turn east on Van Buren. Drivers headed east on 202 or north on Hwy. 143 should use the Washington Street exit and continue east on Washington to 56th Street. Customers are urged to follow the signs posted near the drop-off location.
Stamps will be available at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium parking lot for customers’ convenience.
Full retail services, including Certified Mail and Registered Mail, will be available until 9:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Main Post Office, 4949 E. Van Buren St. However, customers in Phoenix seeking convenient drive-through drop-off service will be directed toward the Phoenix Municipal Stadium location.
Drive-through customers must have the correct postage affixed to their returns. (First-Class postage is 45 cents for the first ounce and 20 cents for each additional ounce.) In addition to being available at Post Offices, stamps can be purchased at dozens of locations around the Valley, including supermarkets and contract postal units. Locations may be looked up online at usps.com/tax.
Customers using one of the Postal Service’s blue collection boxes to mail returns earlier are urged to double-check the label on the box to ensure they deposit their envelopes prior to the last posted collection time. Finally, a reminder: IRS forms are not available at postal locations.
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