{"id":19173,"date":"2017-04-21T21:21:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T02:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=19173"},"modified":"2017-04-21T21:21:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T02:21:22","slug":"video-dayton-tax-returns-bounce-back-after-postal-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/04\/21\/video-dayton-tax-returns-bounce-back-after-postal-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Dayton tax returns bounce back after postal error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dayton government officials blamed a postal error as the reason some city tax returns mailed to a PO box in Akron bounced back to senders as undeliverable.<\/p>\n<p>Dayton individual income tax forms directed residents and workers to mail their tax returns to a postal box in Akron if they did not owe any additional taxes or requested a refund.<\/p>\n<p>But at least 15 tax filers have said they had their letters returned as undeliverable, according to city estimates.<\/p>\n<p>The number could be higher &#8211; nearly 2,000 filers received refunds last year &#8211; but city officials believe the problem was limited to items postmarked on just one day.<\/p>\n<p>The city said Friday the issue appears to be on the post office&#8217;s end and indicated the Akron office was looking into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The city instructed taxpayers whose returns could not be delivered to send the documents and the original mailing envelope directly to the city to avoid being counted as late.<\/p>\n<p>David Van Allen, an Ohio spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, said the PO box is active and accepting deliveries and a piece of mail that was returned and he reviewed appeared to result from an &#8220;anomalous&#8221;\u009d service error.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We apologize for the inconvenience&#8221;\u009d he said. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/breaking-news\/dayton-tax-returns-bounce-back-after-postal-error\/WQVMFFjRyxwtxJwP1VrNpI\/\">WHIO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19174\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dayton-Postal-Error.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dayton-Postal-Error.jpg 545w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dayton-Postal-Error-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dayton-Postal-Error-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dayton-Postal-Error-254x141.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dayton government officials blamed a postal error as the reason some city tax returns mailed to a PO box in Akron bounced back to senders as undeliverable. 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