Deadline to file taxes is today

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - It's April 15, Tax Day. If you haven't filed yet, your options are limited this year for getting your returns postmarked with today's date.

A lot of people are used to having several options when it comes to getting those taxes post-marked on time. This year there are only two options.

Unlike previous years, only two local post offices will remain open until midnight. Buffalo's Main Office on William Street and the Cauyaga Road Branch in Cheektowaga will be open late for last-minute tax filers. Most other post offices will close at 5 p.m.

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US postal service officials said tough financial times is one of the reasons why fewer branches are open this year. Another factor is the increasing popularity of filing taxes online.

More and more taxpayers are finding it cheaper and easier to file their returns electronically. Postal officials estimate that 60 percent of tax payers are now using the Internet instead of the post office.

It's important to note the Cayuga Branch is the only post office in greater Buffalo that will be selling postage until midnight as well as doing post marks.