1. “Like it or not, you may need help with your taxes.” When Cindy Hockenberry and her husband sent in a tax penalty payment in 2007, they knew there was a chance their math may not jibe with the IRS’s. When that turned out to be true and the total was much higher than projected, [...]

PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS Wondering if they can subtract certain things from their taxes &mdash, like red wine as a health related expense nice try. The common question: if they can write off their car as a business expense. For most, the answer is “no.” You usually can not, as an example, subtract the cost of [...]

1. “We’ll do it our way.” You’ve been planning your wedding for months if not years and the tiniest detail is taken into account. Too bad that all too frequently, the people you hire to help carry out the plans are oblivious to what you want. When Mary Jane Shroyer of Decatur, Ga., arrived at [...]