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tax tips for tax year 2008

Postmarks

Federal tax returns, claims for refund, and other documents mailed to the Internal Revenue Service are treated as filed on the date of the domestic or foreign postmark.

However, payments, even payments submitted with tax returns, are not considered as made until the date of actual receipt at IRS rather than the postmark date.  You should take this into consideration when mailing a payment to the Internal Revenue Service in order to avoid late payment penalties and interest charges.

tax tips for tax year 2008

Postmarks

Federal tax returns, claims for refund, and other documents mailed to the Internal Revenue Service are treated as filed on the date of the domestic or foreign postmark.

However, payments, even payments submitted with tax returns, are not considered as made until the date of actual receipt at IRS rather than the postmark date.  You should take this into consideration when mailing a payment to the Internal Revenue Service in order to avoid late payment penalties and interest charges.