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Not in the US. I've received one or two important letters from the IRS (that is, I unintentionally owed them money) that arrived via regular post. I'm not sure
by NSAID 8y ago
Not in the US. I've received one or two important letters from the IRS (that is, I unintentionally owed them money) that arrived via regular post. I'm not sure if that speaks to the reliability of the USPS or a lack of imagination on the IRS's part (or maybe the government trusts the government postal service?). Certainly people and businesses do use registered and certified mail, but not everyone.
- hakfoo 8y agoI think it's a matter of "they'll try normal mail, then if it doesn't get a response, they'll resort to registered mail." It's a legal CYA matter probably, more than a government-collusion thing- registered mail comes with a tight chain of custody ending in a signature confirmation, so you couldn't claim "I never got the notice" when they started to ask for a judgement.