California Tax Refunds

I received my state tax refund; it is always welcome to get money at this time of the year. But I was startled by the statement from Davis. That evening I spoke with my daughter, who teaches in a middle school in San Francisco. She is teaching a class in English as a Second Language in a room with only one chair (for teacher). Forty children sit on the floor . . . and there is no heat. Is this education California style? ROSLYN B. SHAPIRO Los Angeles

Hundreds of Californians, many of them elderly and nearly broke, are pressing legislators for help in getting compensation for some of the money they lost in a Ponzi scheme run by confessed swindler Bernard Madoff. They're asking lawmakers to change state laws so they can get refunds of past taxes paid on income from Madoff that they might never have received. "I've been victimized once by Mr. Madoff.

Hundreds of Californians, many of them elderly and nearly broke, are pressing legislators for help in getting compensation for some of the money they lost in a Ponzi scheme run by confessed swindler Bernard Madoff. They're asking lawmakers to change state laws so they can get refunds of past taxes paid on income from Madoff that they might never have received. "I've been victimized once by Mr. Madoff.

I received my state tax refund; it is always welcome to get money at this time of the year. But I was startled by the statement from Davis. That evening I spoke with my daughter, who teaches in a middle school in San Francisco. She is teaching a class in English as a Second Language in a room with only one chair (for teacher). Forty children sit on the floor . . . and there is no heat. Is this education California style? ROSLYN B. SHAPIRO Los Angeles

Checklist: Your Taxes Things to do this weekend with your money The deadline for federal and state tax returns is Monday because April 15 falls on a Saturday this year. * Today: Don't try to rush through a complicated return; you're more likely to make mistakes and trigger an audit. Procrastinators can file Form 4868 to get a four-month extension for their federal return and a six-month extension for their California return.