How To Mail Federal Tax Returns
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How To Mail Federal Tax Returns Ira,
I saw your post a few days ago about the preferred way to mail your Federal Taxes to insure they are not lost in the mail. I have looked at the 1065 Instructions and see the address but not the recommended way to send through the Post Office. Can you give us that info again?
Ye ole bud,....Larry
Larry Reno You should mail returns via Certified Mail. The certified mail receipt provides proof of mailing which the IRS will accept as the filing date. If you want additional "insurance" you can pay for the return receipt (green postcard) which provides proof that the IRS received the item. I know that there are many newer technological ways to document mailing/shipping and receipt, but the only ones that count are those which are specified in the IRS Regs. You can find a list of them in the instructions for filing your personal 1040 return. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf Ira Smilovitz On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Larry Reno via bivio.com <user*17642900001@bivio.com> wrote:
The first time I went the Certified Mail route for our club filing, the USPS lost the shipment and could not locate it. What a hassle in getting that resolved. Ever since, I've gone the Private Delivery Service (PDS) route, using UPS where I can track the shipment online and receive a proof of delivery w/ signature. Having access to a UPS account with my employer does help. On page 7 of the filing instructions that Ira pointed us to, there are links to pages on the IRS website where they describe allowed carriers and services which meet the "timely mailing" requirements. Private Delivery Services PDS - https://www.irs.gov/filing/private-delivery-services-pds Submission Processing Center Street Addresses for Private Delivery Service (PDS) - https://www.irs.gov/filing/submission-processing-center-street-addresses-for-private-delivery-service-pds Rich Hill Book Readers Investment Group From: club_cafe@bivio.com [mailto:club_cafe@bivio.com] On Behalf Of ira smilovitz via bivio.com You should mail returns via Certified Mail. The certified mail receipt provides proof of mailing which the IRS will accept as the filing date. If you want additional "insurance" you can pay for the return receipt (green postcard) which provides proof that the IRS received the item. I know that there are many newer technological ways to document mailing/shipping and receipt, but the only ones that count are those which are specified in the IRS Regs. You can find a list of them in the instructions for filing your personal 1040 return. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf Ira Smilovitz On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Larry Reno via bivio.com <user*17642900001@bivio.com> wrote: Ira, I saw your post a few days ago about the preferred way to mail your Federal Taxes to insure they are not lost in the mail. I have looked at the 1065 Instructions and see the address but not the recommended way to send through the Post Office. Can you give us that info again? Ye ole bud,....Larry I spoke to a gentleman at the IRS who told me that Certified Mail is good enough for them. The reason I called is because our tracking info at USPS on our tax form ended somewhere in Utah, but not at the IRS. I spoke to the Post Office and they put a tracer on it. I also spoke to that gentleman at the IRS to ask if they had received our mailing, and he gave me a date a few weeks out to call again when he would be able to tell me if they had received or not, but that since we had used Certified Mail, not to worry about it. They would accept a copy of what I mailed if it truly was missing. When I called back, he was able to tell me that they had received our tax form prior to the deadline, there were no problems with it, and all of our prior forms (15 years worth) were correct too. I assume the Post Office is still looking for our mailing (or, more likely NOT looking), because the tracking info has never changed. Clearly, I have a love/hate relationship with the Post Office, but it's usually our local station that drops the ball. Carole Jansen Treasurer, Wise Investment Club -----Original Message----- From: Rich Hill via bivio.com <user*16738200001@bivio.com> To: club_cafe <club_cafe@bivio.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 28, 2018 9:22 am Subject: RE: [club_cafe] How To Mail Federal Tax Returns The first time I went the Certified Mail route for our club filing, the USPS lost the shipment and could not locate it. What a hassle in getting that resolved. Ever since, I've gone the Private Delivery Service (PDS) route, using UPS where I can track the shipment online and receive a proof of delivery w/ signature. Having access to a UPS account with my employer does help. On page 7 of the filing instructions that Ira pointed us to, there are links to pages on the IRS website where they describe allowed carriers and services which meet the "timely mailing" requirements.
Private Delivery Services PDS - https://www.irs.gov/filing/private-delivery-services-pds
Submission Processing Center Street Addresses for Private Delivery Service (PDS) - https://www.irs.gov/filing/submission-processing-center-street-addresses-for-private-delivery-service-pds
Rich Hill
Book Readers Investment Group
From: club_cafe@bivio.com [mailto:club_cafe@bivio.com] On Behalf Of ira smilovitz via bivio.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 5:15 PM To: club_cafe@bivio.com Subject: Re: [club_cafe] How To Mail Federal Tax Returns You should mail returns via Certified Mail. The certified mail receipt provides proof of mailing which the IRS will accept as the filing date. If you want additional "insurance" you can pay for the return receipt (green postcard) which provides proof that the IRS received the item.
I know that there are many newer technological ways to document mailing/shipping and receipt, but the only ones that count are those which are specified in the IRS Regs. You can find a list of them in the instructions for filing your personal 1040 return. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf
Ira Smilovitz
On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Larry Reno via bivio.com <user*17642900001@bivio.com> wrote:
Ira,
I saw your post a few days ago about the preferred way to mail your Federal Taxes to insure they are not lost in the mail. I have looked at the 1065 Instructions and see the address but not the recommended way to send through the Post Office. Can you give us that info again?
Ye ole bud,....Larry
Larry Reno |
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