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Tax

Apr. 14, 2012

Tax refund claims seen as major risk

A relatively obscure class standing decision out of the state Supreme Court last summer could wreak havoc on local government finances and the services they fund.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A relatively obscure class standing decision out of the state Supreme Court last summer could wreak havoc on local government finances and the services they fund.


The high court opinion in Ardon v. City of Los Angeles established that under state law, taxpayers can seek tax refunds from municipalities on behalf of an entire class. Previously, most read the Government Code to allow only individual ...

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