What Will You Do With Your Tax Refund?

While some Bay Area residents will be scrambling to file their income tax returns by Tuesday's deadline, others plan to file for an extension to give themselves six extra months to work out the details. But the filing deadline is still today.

Tuesday, April 17, is this year's deadline to file tax returns, two days later than the traditional April 15. That day fell on a Sunday, and yesterday, April 16, was a little-recognized but legitimate holiday, Emancipation Day.

The Internal Revenue Service estimates that about 10.5 million taxpayers filed for an extension last year.  In fact they provide an online form that will give you a six-month extension. But you still have to make a payment when you file for an extension, based on an estimate of what you owe.

The number of post offices offering extended hours has decreased in recent years with more people filing tax returns online, according to the USPS. Even so, several local post offices are offering extended hours at certain locations to accommodate last-minute filers.

At the Larkspur post office on Ward Street, regular pick-up hours mean the doors close at 5 p.m. The same goes for the Corte Madera post office on Pixley Avenue.

Still need a couple extra hours? Try the San Francisco International Airport station, which is open until midnight. You can drop off your taxes on your way out of the country.

But you still have time to answer our poll: What will you do with your refund if you're lucky enough to get one?

— Bay City News contributed to this report.