Filing taxes by mail? IRS warns a little-known change could move your deadline earlier
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“A change at the U.S. Postal Service could ultimately push up your deadline to file taxes.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about USPS changes affecting tax deadlines.
“Taxes are due April 15, but if you’re filing by mail, the necessary deadline could actually be as early as April 9”
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Wikipedia entries about USPS history, vehicles, and abbreviations do not mention tax deadlines or USPS changes affecting mail processing timelines.
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— Louis DeJoy (born June 20, 1957) is an American businessman who served as the 75th U.S. postmaster general. He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (…
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— The Oshkosh Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) is a mail truck for the United States Postal Service (USPS). The contract, which is valued at $6 billion, was awarded to Oshkosh Defense of Oshkosh …
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— The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government…
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“In January, the mail service said that its transportation operations have changed, so some mail might not arrive at processing facilities the same day it’s mailed out.”
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Wikipedia entries about USPS vehicles and operations do not confirm or deny changes to transportation operations in January 2023.
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— The Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV) is an American light transport truck model designed as a mail truck for the United States Postal Service (USPS), which has been its primary user since it first ente…
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— Several sets of codes and abbreviations are used to represent the political divisions of the United States for postal addresses, data processing, general abbreviations, and other purposes.
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— The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government…
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“Since postmarks are applied at processing facilities, the date won’t necessarily match the date that the customer’s mail was collected by a letter carrier or dropped off at a retail location.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about USPS postmark application processes.
“The staggering amount of mail handled in processing can lead to the date of acceptance by the USPS differing from the postmark date”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about discrepancies between acceptance dates and postmark dates.
“If your tax return doesn’t have a postmark of April 15 or earlier, the IRS will count the tax return and any payments made as late”
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Wikipedia entries about IRS controversies, operations, and Tax Day do not mention postmark deadlines or IRS policies on late filings.
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— In 2013, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under the Obama administration, revealed that it had selected political groups applying for tax-exempt status for intensive scrutiny based on…
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— The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, …
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— In the United States, Tax Day is the day on which individual income tax returns are due to be submitted to the federal government. Since 1955, Tax Day has typically fallen on or just after April 15. T…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Day
“One in five taxpayers lives in a rural area, where it is more likely that postmark dates will be affected by the change”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about rural taxpayer demographics and USPS changes.
“Taxpayers can go to a USPS counter directly and use certified mail, registered mail or postage validation imprint”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about USPS certified mail services.
“If the required postage is already on the envelope and not purchased at the time of mailing, customers can request a manual postmark at any post office for free”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about USPS postage application processes.
“You can also request a six-month extension if you’re running short on time; it gives you until Oct. 15 to file”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about IRS tax extension policies.
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