Jazz Monsters Concert with Larry Vuckovich's Trio from San Francisco kicks off at 7 p.m. March 27 at Soka University's Founders Hall, which is located at 1 University Drive.

Tickets are available at the door and are $15 for adults; free for under 18. Concert goers can arrive early and take advantage of Soka Bistro's all-you-can-eat dinner for $10. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information, call 949-480-4081 or visit Soka's Web site at http://www.soka.edu/.

 

All or part of unemployment benefits received in 2009 will be tax free for many unemployed workers, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted last month, every person who receives unemployment benefits during 2009 is eligible to exclude the first $2,400 of these benefits when they file their tax return next year. For a married couple, the exclusion applies to each spouse, separately. If both spouses receive unemployment benefits during 2009, each may exclude from income the first $2,400 of benefits they receive.

The new law doesn't affect the return taxpayers are filling out now. Unemployment benefits received in 2008 and prior years remain fully taxable.

For more detailed information, visit http://www.irs.gov/ or call 1-800-TAX-FORM (829-3676).