Tax deadline looms Thursday
Those running right up to the midnight deadline tomorrow night will find a light on at McMinnville Post Office as the facility will stay open to accommodate last-minute tax filers.
“This will allow last-minute filers the opportunity to receive any services they may need in addition to the official April 15 postmark,” said officer in charge Charles Bogle. “We generally have people coming in right up to the deadline, some in the final five minutes.”
Bogle said the best idea is, if a person is running late, is to try to mail early in the day to avoid heavy traffic around the post office and lines inside the lobby at the deadline. Filers may also drop off their returns or extension requests at the postal unit at Super D Drug or collection boxes throughout McMinnville. However, Bogle warned that filers should double-check the pick-up times at those areas to ensure their documents will be picked up and postmarked before the deadline.
As far as last-minute returns, collection will take place right up until the deadline at McMinnville Post Office or the collection box located beside the courthouse on Morford Street within sight of the post office.
To assist the post office in sorting and delivering returns to the IRS, filers should be sure to include their return address and affix the proper postage before mailing.
In addition to filing at the post office, the IRS is reminding filers they can also go with an online filing over the Internet. However, the same midnight April 15 deadline applies for online filings.