In the title compound, C(12)H(14)O(4), the two acet-oxy groups are inclined by 57.92 (5)° and 62.71 (6)° to the benzene ring. An inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-action involving the two acet-oxy groups generates a centrosymmetric dimer via an R(2) (2)(16) ring motif.