Post Office

Taxpayers across the nation get a bit of a break this year. Because April 15, the traditional tax deadline, fell on a Sunday, the deadline this year is midnight today. More: continued here

Postal Marines provide morale boost in AfghanistanDVIDSCpl. Alberto Garcia, a postal clerk with the Camp Dwyer Post Office, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), scans a package, April 12. Each piece of mail is scanned through the Automated Military Postal System before being sorted out by unit.and more » More: continued here

Forbes April 17 Tax Day Post Office HoursPatch.com"According to the IRS, 77 percent of 143 million individual 2010 tax returns were filed electronically," said Eva Jackson, district spokesperson for the US Postal Service. By Maggie Avants Expect normal business hours at the local post offices on April …Coastal Bend tax professionals, post offices brace for…

A post office in limbo in DanburyDanbury News TimesGirard Johnson prepares to mail a package in the downtown Danbury post office on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. The post office is in danger of being closed. Photo: Jason Rearick / The News-Times | Buy This Photo Window clerk Debbie Richard, right, … More: continued here

The loss of a Texarkana postmark has brought a slight change to IRS filings for local residents. According to a memo posted at the U.S. Postal Service’s main branch on Robison Road, tax documents must be mailed by 6 p.m. today in order to be postmarked the deadline to file. More: continued here

Girard Johnson prepares to mail a package in the downtown Danbury post office on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. The post office is in danger of being closed. More: continued here

WGRZ-TV Post offices close at normal times on Tax DayDayton Daily NewsBy Jeremy P. Kelley, Staff Writer 8:20 PM Monday, April 16, 2012 DAYTON – Federal tax forms must be postmarked by today, but due to the sharp decline in mailed tax forms, Dayton-area post offices are no longer offering extended hours on tax day.Tax…

TAXES: Two Inland post offices open laterPress-EnterpriseBY JACK KATZANEK A postal hub in Redlands is open until 10 pm Tuesday and the main San Bernardino post office will stay open until 8 pm to accommodate people filing their tax returns at the last minute, a spokesperson for the US Postal Service said. More: continued here

Fewer post offices are handling late-night tax rushSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Eve Mitchell The days of taxpayers rushing to post offices at the last minute to file their taxes by deadline are long gone, thanks to e-filing. All of which explains that the only two Bay Area post offices to have extended hours on Tuesday,…

The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com US Rep. Leonard Lance visits Greenwich Township post office to protest calls …The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.comMichael Doherty hold a news conference this morning at the Stewartsville Post Office. The pre-Tax Day event focused on protesting calls for higher taxes. A day before Tuesday's deadline for filing 2011 income tax…