Post Offices in the Greater SC District, ZIPs 290-6 are ready to serve customers on Tax Day, Thursday, April 15, 2010, the deadline for filing federal taxes. Because Post Offices and collection boxes in the Greater South Carolina District will adhere to regular hours and collection schedules as they have for the past 5 years, taxpayers should be aware of deadlines before depositing tax returns. No post offices will be open past 5 p.m. Collection boxes located at Post Offices have a final pickup when the office closes.
Customers can check hours for local post offices at: http://usps.whitepages.com/post_office Click on “more information” for last daily collection time.
According to South Carolina I.R.S. Media Relations representative Mark Hanson, the popularity of e-filing, which has grown nationwide since its inception in 1989, has shown an increase this year. As of April 2, 71 million of 89 million individual taxpayers have already used e-file. Historically, South Carolinians have trended higher in use of e-filing than most states.
See Tax Day Mailing Tips attached for more information. Collection boxes located at the four Postal Processing and Distribution Centers in the state will have the latest pickup times for last minute filers to receive an April 15 postmark on their federal returns.
| Columbia Processing and Distribution Center 2001 Dixiana Rd. W. Columbia, SC 29172 |
8 p.m. |
| Greenville Processing and Distribution Facility 600 W. Washington St. Greenville, SC 29601 |
8 p.m. |
| Charleston Processing and Distribution Facility 7075 Cross County Rd. Charleston, SC 29423 |
8:30 p.m. |
| Florence Processing and Distribution Facility 1901 W. Evans St. Florence, SC 29501 |
7 p.m. |
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