TOPEKA, KS – On tax night, April 15, midnight collections will be made only at the General Mail Facility at 1410 NW Gage Blvd. All other Topeka postal locations will maintain a regular weekday schedule.

Tax Mail tips:

• Apply proper postage, especially with extra forms/schedules. Using the regular IRS envelope, First Class postage is 42 cents for the first ounce; 17 cents for each additional ounce. One ounce is about four pages.
• If you use a larger envelope, First Class postage is 83 cents for the first ounce, 17 cents for each additional ounce.
• If you are not sure about the correct postage, best to add additional stamps, or take your forms to the Post Office to ensure the correct postage is applied.
• 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 certification 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 late on Tax Day; be sure to drop off your tax mail return at a postal location that offers late tax mail pick-up.
• Customers with tax questions can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040; or go to www.irs.gov

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