Tax Day 2020 Is Here: Tips, Post Office Hours & More

July 15, 2020

Tax day – Wednesday, July 15, 2020 – is here and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is awaiting your return.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, tax day was delayed from April until July.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been experiencing delays in processing paper tax returns due to limited staffing. Those who electronically file their taxes haven’t seen the same delays.

Taxpayers who filed a paper tax return and expect a refund may experience a delay beyond the normal time frame of four to six weeks from the time they mailed the return. The IRS will process paper returns in the order they are received.

Taxpayers should not file the same return again or call the IRS if they filed a paper tax return and are experiencing a refund delay.

Businesses that need a federal tax-filing extension beyond the July 15 deadline can get one by filing Form 7004. An extension to file is not an extension to pay. To avoid interest charges and any possible late-payment penalties, be sure to estimate any tax liability and pay it by the July 15 deadline. Individuals who file Form 1040, including sole proprietors, farmers and landlords, can get an extension by filing Form 4868.

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins, a independent IRS office, said in a report last month that 20 million IRS notices could not be mailed during the early weeks of the pandemic and that there is a backlog of mail to the agency. Taxpayers who filed returns by mail and are entitled to refunds may be in for a long wait due to delays from when paper tax return processing was suspended.

Locally, post offices are open for regular hours, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

Here’s list of local post offices and their hours: