PFD error, state’s response vexes parents

Juneau Empire- An error on the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend application is catching some Alaska parents unawares. From when the PFD filing period opened on Jan. 1 to Jan. 12, there was an error with a date on the state’s signature page, according to Sarah Race, director of the Permanent Fund Division within the Alaska Department of Revenue. She said that “one of the bulleted items on the certificated language had a 2014 date instead of a 2015 date.” The error only applies to children’s applications, Race said. Parents who signed the forms between Jan. 1 and Jan. 12 will have to