Tax procrastinators, take heed.
The U.S. Postal Service will still accept tax-returns at the main Tucson office up to midnight Wednesday, the tax-filing deadline.
But instead of being offered drive-through, drop-off service on the street, last-minute filers will have to pull through the parking lot of the main post office at 1501 S. Cherrybell Stravenue, just east of South Kino Parkway, south of East 22nd Street.
The minor change isn't expected to cause any unusual delays, nor was it made in response to any traffic problems.
In fact, postal officials felt they could bring the drop-off lane into the parking lot because the growth in electronic tax filings has reduced demand for the drop-off service, said Robert Soler, a local Postal Service spokesman.
A few reminders about last-minute tax mailing and filing
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• The main post office will be the only Tucson location where customers can mail tax returns after 5 p.m. Wednesday and obtain the April 15 postmark.
• Customers will have to enter the post office parking lot off Cherrybell Stravenue to access drive-through service between 5 p.m. and midnight.
• As before, drive-through acceptance of late-night tax returns will be offered only to customers who have already affixed the proper postage. (First-class postage is 42 cents for the first ounce and 17 cents for each additional ounce.)
• Full retail services will be available at the main post office only until 8 p.m.
• Customers using regular blue mailboxes are encouraged to check the collection times posted on each box to ensure pickup on April 15th.
Tax help
• The Internal Revenue Service Tucson office at 300 W. Congress St. will be open today and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (an hour later than usual).
• Call the IRS toll-free at 1-800-829-1040 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time for answers to tax questions or locations and hours for volunteer tax-help sites.
• Access forms and free electronic filing services at irs.gov Free federal tax-preparation and e-filing (FreeFile) services are available to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income was $56,000 or less in 2008. But you must access those services through the IRS Web site, and charges may apply for state filings. A new feature, Free File Fillable Forms, allows any taxpayer to fill out federal forms online and e-file without charge.