SPOKANE, WA — The U.S. Postal Service’s Spokane Processing & Distribution Center, 2928 Spotted Road, will offer late hours for federal tax mail collection on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Tax forms may be deposited in collection boxes until midnight at the processing center. The mail will be collected throughout the evening on April 15 and the postmark will be applied.

Here are some tax mailing tips:

• Make sure your tax return has sufficient postage. First-Class postage is 49-cents for the first ounce and 21-cents for each additional ounce. Reminder, if you are mailing a number of supplementary forms and schedules with your return, the envelope is likely to weigh more than one ounce.
• The IRS will not pay postage due. Mail with insufficient postage is returned to sender. If you are in doubt about how much postage to apply, use a lobby scale or ask a postal clerk for assistance.
• When mailing your return at a post office not on the list for late pickup, check the times posted on the blue collection box to determine the last scheduled pickup time.

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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