TULSA, OK — If you are still sharpening your pencil to work on federal or state taxes, your local Post Office is ready to help you meet that all important April 17 deadline.

Postmaster Kathy Ervin-Johnson advises Tulsa postal customers can drop off their tax returns at the Airport Station, located at 2601 N Cargo Rd until midnight, on the April 17 tax deadline.  To ensure the security of the mail there will be no manual postmarking of tax mail at any location. 

“Tax mail, like all other collection mail will be processed through our Advanced Facer Canceller System machines which feature a Biohazard Detection System.   If we receive your tax mail by midnight you can rest assured that your mail will receive the April 17 postmark,” said Jeff Dalton, Plant Manager of the Tulsa Processing & Distribution Center.

The following Tulsa Post Offices have Self-Service Kiosks (SSKs) that are available 24 hours – that includes Tax Day:

• Donaldson Station – 1423 Terrance Dr
• Eastside Station – 2920 S 129 E Ave
• Sheridan Station  – 6110 E 51 St
• Southeast Station – 9023 E 46th St
• Robert Jenkins Station – 6910 Yorktown Ave
• Owasso Post Office – 1233 N Cedar St
• Broken Arrow Post Office – 1701 S Main St

At SSKs, customers can weigh letters and parcels and purchase stamps at the touch of a screen, using debit and credit cards.  Mailers are cautioned to check the collection times at SSKs and at collection boxes to make certain that mail deposited precedes the last posted collection time.

Postmaster James Bryant strongly encourages postal customers mailing tax returns to use correct postage (IRS will not accept postage due mail) and to carefully check the last pick up time posted on the collection box when mailing. Other than the Air Mail Finance Unit location listed above, mail deposited after the last posted collection time will not be postmarked until the following day.

Mailing Tips:

• Affix sufficient postage (the IRS will not pay postage due).  First Class postage for letter mail starts at 50 cents for the first ounce and 21 cents for each additional ounce. The First Class rate for larger, flat sized envelopes (8.5 x 11 inches) starts at $1.00 for the first ounce and $1.21 for up to two ounces.
• Address the envelope clearly and correctly, including return address, and use the correct ZIP Code, if not using pre-addressed envelopes provided by the IRS.
• If mailing in a collection box, deposit your mail prior to the last scheduled pickup time, which is posted on each box.

Postal customers with questions may contact their local Post Office, call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777), or go to the Postal Service’s website: www.usps.com.

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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