Avoid the lines at the Post Office this Tax Season by using USPS approved Certified Mail Envelopes. You'll save time, money and you can skip the trip to the Post Office. Tax Season is painful because many of us have to write checks to the IRS then visit the long line at the Post Office to make sure the letter gets stamped and dated on time.
Writing that check will never get any easier but mailing it and using Certified Mail Envelopes with Electronic Return Receipt sure helps. This patented Certified Mail Envelope is approved by the U.S. Postal Service and includes the electronic in-route delivery scans plus the final Certified Mail delivery information. Use this automation to save time, money and skip the trip to the Post Office.
You can sign up for a free Certified Mail Internet account and get started today. Your actual envelope supplies are mailed to you because you can’t buy them at Staples, Office Max or Costco just yet. The online software walks you through addressing, printing, tracking and printing reports for each certified mailing. You can even search your database by key information fast and easy. Your Internet data is stored for 7 years online or you can archive then download the data into you own data warehouse.
Most people assume Certified Mail tracking can be done on the USPS web site and that’s just not correct. Tracking information stored on the USPS web site only shows delivery information and does not include in-route tracking or all of the final delivery information. Your data is temporary and stored for only 90 days.
Certified-Mail-Envelopes provide a free trial pack of 2 envelopes with Electronic Return Receipt for prospective new customs to evaluate. This trial includes Internet access to the software that works in conjunction with the physical paper envelope. By using the Certified Mail Envelopes you get the ‘DNA’ on each piece of Certified Mail that enters the U.S. Postal Mail stream.
Using Certified Mail Envelopes to mail your IRS tax schedules and checks this tax season could make the process a bit less stressful.
To avoid mailing delays or IRS penalties we suggest the following USPS Certified Mail tips:
1. Make sure your Certified Mail Envelope is properly addressed.
2. Make sure you affix the correct postage. If you are using the Certified Mail Envelope described above you only need to apply $2.79 postage. Otherwise your cost is $4.64 for a Certified Mail letter with the old fashioned green Return Receipt. This includes the $2.40 Certified fee, First Ounce of postage $.39 plus the Return Receipt fee of $1.85.
3. Allow plenty of time to get to the Post Office. You’ll need to hand your letter to a clerk behind the counter and get your receipt. If you using the Certified Mail Envelope you can simply drop the envelope in the mail bin and run.
4. You can track your letter delivery online if you use the Certified Mail Envelopes Internet account. If not, then contact USPS by calling 1-800-ASK-USPS provide them the Certified Mail article number, destination zip code and request help in tracking you Certified Mail letter. They may refer you to the local Postal Station and give you that phone number to call. When you call the delivery Postal station provide them the Certified Mail article number and request your delivery receipt.
NOTE: Remember the USPS web site does not track Certified Mail in route. It only reports when the letter was delivered.
Certified-Mail-Envelopes can provide a number of automated mailing solutions to save you time, money and the trip to the Post Office. To sign up for the free Internet trial account visit their web site www.certified-mail-envelopes.com or call 1-800-406-1792 to speak with a Certified Mail Automation Specialist.
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