Q. What is Mail Delivery Service?
Adams® Mail Delivery is an add-on service that mails W-2 and 1099 copies to your employees and recipients for a small fee.
When you add Mail Delivery Service to your order, an audited, secure Mail Center handles all of your employee/recipient bulk printing and mailing for you.
Q. Does Mail Delivery Service mail my forms to the IRS and SSA?
No, Mail Delivery will not mail your federal returns. You’ll send your federal forms to the IRS and SSA as you would normally.
eFilers will submit their forms electronically through Tax Forms Helper
Paper filers will mail their red ink Copy A, W-3 & 1096 tax forms
Q. How do most filers use Mail Delivery Service?
Our most popular service is eFile with Mail Delivery.
If you’re already eFiling, adding Mail Delivery completely eliminates the need to buy forms, envelopes and stamps or make trips to the post office.
Send your taxes everywhere they need to go without leaving your desk.
What’s more, if you’re short on time, eFiling is faster than paper filing.
Q. Can I still use Mail Delivery if I’m mailing paper forms?
Absolutely! There’s no eFile requirement to use this service.
Just enter your data and print onto your pre-printed tax forms to create your forms for the IRS and SSA.
Tax Forms Helper will use the same data files you’ve already created to build employee/recipient copies without any additional work from you.
Just note that if you purchased Tax Forms Kits, you’ll have extra employee/recipient copies in your kit that you won’t need.
You can keep these for your records or discard them as you would any other sensitive documents.
Q. How does Adams Tax Forms Helper keep my tax mail secure?
Tax Forms Helper sends your data to a fully automated, cutting-edge mail facility that maintains the most rigorous security certifications attainable.
We transmit your data to the mail center with the same TLS encryption protocols we use to submit to the IRS and SSA. Our protocols exceed IRS-recommended standards.
Q. I only have a few employees. Can I use Mail Delivery Service?
Sure. Mail to 1 employee. Mail to 10,000. At Adams, there are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements.
Q. I purchased my eFile bundle weeks ago. Can I still add Mail Delivery Service?
Yes, you can add Mail Delivery later in 2 ways.
You can Purchase Mail Delivery Service in the Helper.
Or, if you’ve already started your taxes, you can click the eFile tab in Tax Forms Helper to add the service. (You’ll be charged for the number of recipients selected).
Q. What’s included in the cost of Mail Delivery Service?
The service price includes all printing and postage costs.