RICHMOND, VA —The deadline for mailing 2009 federal tax returns and extension requests is midnight on Thursday, April 15, 2010.  The Richmond Main Post Office, 1801 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23232 will be the only Richmond District* office open past 5 pm.  The Brook Road office will have Retail window service inside until 8 pm and personnel will be collecting mail outside until midnight to ensure last minute filers receive the all-important April 15, 2010 postmark on their federal returns. 

Mailers are strongly advised to check the last pickup time posted on blue collection boxes and lobby drop slots before depositing their returns.  Mail deposited after the last collection time (generally between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm) will NOT receive the April 15th postmark. 

Also, mailers using an Automated Postal Center (APC), or self-service kiosk, should be aware that an APC does not provide “proof of mailing” as the date of the sale on the receipt does not necessarily represent the mailing date.  These kiosks are available 24/7, but an April 15 postmark will be provided ONLY if the mail is deposited by 5 pm.  To ensure the postmark after 5 pm, APC users should bring their mail to the Richmond Main Office for cancellation.

Offices with APC’s are:  Midlothian 1201 Sycamore Sq, Midlothian, VA 23113
Genito 3530 Post Office Rd, Midlothian, VA 23112
Glen Allen 4990 Sadler Pl, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Westhampton 805 Glenburnie Rd, Richmond, VA 23226
Regency 2000 Starling Dr, Richmond, VA 23229
Ridge 10509 Patterson Ave, Richmond, VA 23233
Bon Air 101 N Pinetta Dr, Richmond, VA 23235
Lakeside 2100 E Parham Rd, Richmond, VA 23228
Richmond Main Office 1801 Brook Rd, Richmond, VA 23232                                   
Forest Hill 1021 Hioks Rd, Richmond, VA 23225                   
Charlottesville 1155 Seminole Tr, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Colonial Heights 1205 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Chester 12300 Rock Hill Rd, Chester, VA 23831  
Fredericksburg 600 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Stafford 2650 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554

Customers are encouraged to mail their tax returns as early in the day as possible and weigh their returns or extension requests on a postal scale to calculate the proper amount of postage needed.  This is especially true if a customer is filing extra forms or schedules (an envelope with up to four sheets of paper will normally mail for 44 cents).  Tax agencies will NOT pay postage due and the return or extension request will be returned to sender and considered delinquent, even if the mail piece has an April 15th postmark.

• Richmond District includes all of Virginia except Northern and Southwestern Virginia.

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