Is your tax preparer legal, and does it matter?

August 27, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Only about 40 percent of Americans do their taxes themselves. The rest of us hire a professional tax preparer, perhaps a CPA, or use a tax preparation service company such as H & R Block or Liberty Tax...

If you pick the wrong tax preparer

August 20, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Jeff (names have been changed) was retired from the Navy, residing in Lemoore near the naval air station, close to many of the friends he served with. Married and the father of a young child at home, he...

Is your cell phone bill going up?

July 09, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we began our look into the $39 billion proposed purchase by AT&T of T-Mobile Cellular. If approved by the Federal Communications Commission, it will impact everyone who uses a cell phone in the...

The bill collector might be your best friend

June 04, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into a situation most of us would rather avoid, and that’s getting a call from a bill collector concerning a very old account – so old, in fact, that you have no idea if...