Top economic experts and those who have completed graduate tax programs say a series of automatic tax hikes and tax credit reductions could cost the average taxpayer thousands of dollars and could send the U.S. into another recession.

It's said a series of automatic tax hikes and tax credit reductions could cost the average taxpayer thousands of dollars and could send the U.S. into another recession.

What can we do now to protect ourselves? WSBT spoke with Saint Mary's College accounting professor John Cergnul.