Get this: “Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 802501, Cincinnati, OH 45280-2501.” Say it out loud. It sounds like a secret code.
And why the “2501”? That’s a specific bin for a specific form. Miss it by a digit? Your check goes on a field trip.
There’s also “Treasury Tax and Trade, P.O. Box 7000.” That’s for alcohol and tobacco tax. Fancy a tax on your whiskey?
The “Kansas City” Mystery
Kansas City is the capital of tax payments. Millions of envelopes go there. It’s the busiest P.O. box in America.
Imagine a giant room, floor to ceiling, with your envelope. Somewhere. Probably.
Fun fact: They call it the “Processing Center.” Not the “Money Pit.” Much classier.
