Can i fold tax forms

He said that in the IRS centers, tax returns that arrive folded are FIRST unfolded and laid out, and stacked up, on a pallet with flat weight on top and allowed to "unfold" for "awhile" so that the flat returns would pass through the scanner ADF more efficiently. Depending on how many pages, sometimes it is 3 fold and a 10 envelope, sometimes it is 2 fold and booklet envelope.

I never send it in a 9x12 envelope. When they request info back, the request is usually folded, they get it back folded. To fold or not to fold, I am not doing their work.

They get it in the enveope that is big enough for the return. If it has to be mailed, a few days one way or the other will not matter. We all have the clients that need the refund "Yesterday", but in the world of the IRS, an extra day or two before processing will, at worst, equate to a 7 day difference in when a refund is issued. In the real world, if a difference of 7 days in receipt of your tax refund will sink the ship, you have more pressing issues that need dealt with.

If it's a simple return with a couple pages, fold 'em. The extra postage to mail them flat isn't worth the bother. Do not send photocopies of returns for processing. Send original tax returns only. Verify your information on the tax return before mailing it.

Is your Social Security Number correct? Is your name and address correct? Is your filing status correct? If the information that prints on your return is incorrect, do not make changes on your tax return by crossing out or writing over information.

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Search instead for. Did you mean:. New Member. I've printer my tax returns to send in via mail. I need step by step guidance of what to include. October 15, Federal tax return extension deadline April 15, Federal tax return filing deadline for tax year Check Post Office Hours. Write both the destination and return addresses clearly or print your mailing label and postage. Most tax returns are several pages long and weigh more than 1 oz.

Tax returns sent without enough postage will be returned. Meet the Postmark Deadline If your tax return is postmarked by the filing date deadline, the IRS considers it on time. Mail your return in a USPS blue collection box or at a Postal location that has a pickup time before the deadline.