In this case, although we do not know exactly how the document made its way to the postal system, we do know the document was not presented to a U.S. If the document contains sufficient postage and the correct paperwork for certified mail, it can simply be deposited into a mailbox or handed to a USPS Postal carrier. It is certainly possible to mail a document via certified mail in a manner other than by handing it to a USPS employee at a post office. Accordingly, the risk that the document or payment will not be postmarked on the day that it is deposited in the mail may be eliminated by the use of registered or certified mail. postmark on the receipt is treated as the postmark date of the document or payment. certified mail and the sender's receipt is postmarked by the postal employee to whom the document or payment is presented, the date of the U.S.

If the document or payment is sent by U.S. Rather, certified mail will serve as proof of timely filing only if the following conditions are met: ThatвЂ™s not itself a problem except that the rules regarding вЂњtimely filingвЂќ provide protection not simply for filing by certified mail. So far all appears well, except the attorney used an online postage service () to print the certified mail postage and supporting documents. The petition was sent to the IRS via certified mail. Commissioner, TC Memo 2015-188 prepared the petition for the taxpayerвЂ™s Tax Court case on the last day for the petition to be filed. The attorney for the taxpayer in the case of Tilden v.

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