How's THIS for dumb...
I actually counted on the State of California to deposit my tax refund in my checking account (cue laugh track). Not only did this on-the-verge of bankruptcy state NOT give me back my money, but they "found" an "error" and disallowed nearly 70% of my refund.
What was the error? They claim that the numbers on my W2s didn't match the numbers on my return. "BZZZZT!" The person who prepared my taxes prepared my W2s. The numbers match. The state got an angry fax and has said, "Oops."
So where's my money?
Dunno. Maybe it went missing among the $172 million in food stamps issued to those who were not entitled.
I'll probably get what's owed to me sometime in 2009, but... Damn. I've adjusted this year's withholding so that NEXT year, I'll owe the state.
ScottHar