![]() Side note: I visited the local Post Office and the clerk said they did their job and I I would have to contact the Post Office on the receiving end to investigate. It appears that I wasted $7.15 less the price of normal first class postage. Fortunately I took photo's of my recent submittal and the green Return Receipt before mailing them. The scary part is that the reason for the recent mailing was to provide proof to the IRS that I filed on time in 2016. Haven't received the return receipt either. Because of the failed first attempt to use certified electronic tracking, I fell back to my old habit and added the Return Receipt to my recent mailing. I just experienced a second occurrence of the US Postal Service not tracking the delivery of certified mail to the IRS. ![]() The receipt you get when you hand the certified letter to the mail clerk is sufficient. The reason is that many people who write websites and magazines don't read the law and prefer to engage in magical thinking. However, many websites and posts (including on this forum) suggest getting the return receipt. I haven't been able to find anything suggesting the certified mail receipt alone is insufficient and a return receipt is also required. As far as I can tell, the postmarked certified mail receipt (at ) on its own should be acceptable if there is an issue as described above. A return receipt is also available for an additional fee (see. Helvetica wrote:As I understand, certified and registered mail are the only USPS methods of mailing that the IRS can legally accept as proof of timely filing should there be a "we didn't get your return, here's a penalty for not filing" or "we got your return, but it was postmarked late, here's a penalty for late filing" issue.Ĭertified mail on its own comes with a receipt (see ). This type of situation would probably be detected quickly by the filer who would be wondering why the IRS didn't withdraw their payment or mail/deposit their refund. As a practical matter, in a "we didn't receive your filing at all" situation, I am lead to believe that, as long as there's no reason to suspect fraud, the IRS would accept a copy of the filing at issue and a certified mail receipt showing a timely mailing to the proper address. In that situation, the certified mail receipt would establish timeliness. The certified mail receipt is probably most helpful for a situation where the IRS receives your timely mailing after the deadline but the postmark (that would establish timeliness) is unclear. I agree that a mail receipt cannot prove the contents of a mailing. Just that you mailed SOMETHING to the IRS. My point is that a mailing receipt alone is not proof that you files your taxes. So now you have proof that you mailed an empty envelop to the IRS. The actual mailing envelop, addressed to the IRS, does not have your return address. Your address is on the USPS return postcard, and you receive the signed receipt back in the mail. ![]() Neilpilot wrote:So you sent a registered letter.
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