Private Delivery Services (PDS) is a list of delivery services approved by the IRS , that can be used to meet the post mark rule. Items delivered using a PDS will be considered to have been delivered/paid by the deadline, if postmarked by the due that that applies. For example, IRA contributions for 2016 are considered to have been delivered by April 18, 2017, if postmarked by that date.
According to the IRS, Only the specific delivery services enumerated in this list are designated delivery services for this purpose.
The list of PDS, effective April 11, 2016, is as follows:
DHL Express:
·1. DHL Express 9:00
·2. DHL Express 10:30
·3. DHL Express 12:00
·4. DHL Express Worldwide
·5. DHL Express Envelope
·6. DHL Import Express 10:30
·7. DHL Import Express 12:00
·8. DHL Import Express Worldwide
FedEx:
·1. FedEx First Overnight
·2. FedEx Priority Overnight
·3. FedEx Standard Overnight
·4. FedEx 2 Day
·5. FedEx International Next Flight Out
·6. FedEx International Priority
·7. FedEx International First
·8. FedEx International Economy
UPS:
·1. UPS Next Day Air Early AM
·2. UPS Next Day Air
·3. UPS Next Day Air Saver
·4. UPS 2nd Day Air
·5. UPS 2nd Day Air A.M.
·6. UPS Worldwide Express Plus
·7. UPS Worldwide Express.
According to the IRS, taxpayers are cautioned that merely because a delivery service is provided by DHL Express, FedEx, or UPS, it does not mean that the service is designated for purposes of the timely mailing treated as timely filing/paying rule.
For more on this, see IRS Notice 2016-30.
