COLUMBUS — Tax Day falls on Tuesday, April 18, this year.  That means federal taxes must be postmarked by Tuesday, April 18 to qualify for timely filing. To accommodate last-second tax filers, credit card postage sales will be made available until 10:00 p.m. at the following Columbus locations:

• The Columbus Main Post Office, 850 Twin Rivers Drive 43216
• The Citygate Station, 2323 Citygate Drive 43218

The Columbus Main Post Office will be open one hour later, until 8:00 p.m., for full-service retail transactions.  The Citygate Station will close at its regular 8:00 p.m. time.
Only credit card postage sales will be available after retail hours.

Tax returns with postage already applied and deposited by 11:59 p.m. into the blue collection boxes at either the Main Post Office or Citygate Station will receive an April 18 postmark.  The 11:59 collection time change on the 18th applies only at the Main Post Office and Citygate Station.

Self-Service Kiosks (SSKs) are available at 22 Greater Columbus area Post Offices. Using a debit or credit card, customers can use the SSK to weigh and mail their tax returns or regular mail and packages. Most SSK locations are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check usps.com for locations and hours.  **Mail and packages deposited by 11:59 p.m. in the SSK collection containers at the Main Post Office and Citygate Station ONLY, will receive an April 18 postmark.

All other Columbus Postal Service locations will maintain regular retail hours on Tax Day, Tuesday, April 18.  Blue collection boxes, Post Office lobby drops, and the SSK collection container drops at all other Post Offices will be collected at their regular posted times on April 18.

Post Office retail hours and mail collection times vary. Customers may visit http://www.usps.com or call 800-ASK-USPS for information on local Post Office retail hours and collection box locations, hours and pick-up times.

The Postal Service offers the following tips to tax filers:

• Mail early in the day on April 18 at any Post Office, station, branch, or collection box.
• If depositing returns in a collection box on Tuesday, April 18, double check the pickup schedule on the label. To ensure an April 18 postmark, deposit returns before the last scheduled pickup time.
• Stamped packages weighing more than 13 ounces must be presented in person to a Post Office clerk in compliance with FAA regulations.
• 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).
• Please remember that mail must be deposited before the last collection time at the Post Office or collection box on April 18 to receive an April 18 postmark. Customers who mail their returns on the 18th should check with their local Post Office or read the posted collection times to make sure their tax returns are collected and postmarked before the deadline. 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.

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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