LIHU‘E — The federal government is giving taxpayers three extra days to file their taxes this year, making the deadline to file April 18 rather than April 15. The reason for the extension is Washington, D.C. is recognizing Emancipation Day
LIHU‘E — The federal government is giving taxpayers three extra days to file their taxes this year, making the deadline to file April 18 rather than April 15.
The reason for the extension is Washington, D.C. is recognizing Emancipation Day a day earlier than normal. The District of Columbia holiday will be observed on Friday.
To help taxpayers meet their deadline, the main post office in Lihu‘e will offer a specially marked mail collection box on tax day to accommodate last-second filers.
The special collection box and/or drop slot will be labeled with special bright orange signs that read: “Tax Mail Drop — Final Pickup Midnight.”
The Hawai‘i Postal Service communications office said tax forms with correct postage deposited in specially designated boxes and/or slots by midnight will receive an April 18 postmark.
The post office will keep regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday.
The Internal Revenue Service expects the total number of individual tax returns, both electronic and paper, to total about 141 million this year. Returns filed electronically exceed last year’s record high of 100 million. As of April 1, 86 percent of all returns were filed electronically. According to the IRS, 20 to 25 percent of all taxpayers file in the final two weeks of the tax season.
Lihu‘e Post Office is located at 4441 Rice St. in Lihu‘e. For more information, call 800-ASK-USPS or visit www.usps.com.
