These can include the $3.35 it costs to send the certified letter as well as the charge for the return receipt, known as PS Form 3811, which will cost $2.75, plus any other options you’ve chosen.

As soon as you find out there’s a problem, send Form 14039 via certified mail with a return receipt request, so you’ll know that the IRS received it, Kerskie adds. Keep a copy of the form for ...

This form can be used to request a credit freeze with any or all of the credit bureaus. To be safe, send your letters certified mail — return receipt requested.

A receipt may not be a guarantee when it comes to making a return, but the Washington Attorney General still recommends getting one. "Getting a receipt is certainly something that I do," Ferguson ...