Updated: Dec 13, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic clearly showed, consumers will continue to purchase new and used vehicles even in a rocky and uncertain economy. Circumstances of the pandemic, however, demanded that more of the purchase process — vehicle selection, trade-in valuation, contracting, and delivery — be done virtually. LEARN MORE
By Melinda Zabritski Experian
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - At the onset of the pandemic, many industry pundits made comparisons to the Great Recession; though we quickly learned that the similarities were few and far between. The underlying causes and economic impact of COVID-19 are vastly different from those more than a decade earlier, yet some experts still find some of the trends in the automotive industry — which resemble trends in 2008 — a bit concerning; the most noteworthy being the decrease in subprime originations. READ MORE
Updated: Dec 14, 2022
The IRS is delaying the start of the 2020 tax filing season to Feb. 12, according to an announcement Friday from the agency.
On that date, the IRS will start accepting and processing last year’s tax returns.
Normally, the agency opens tax season in late January. LEARN MORE
