CCH Tax and Accounting Expands Offering of Integrated Tax, Accounting Solutions with Accounting Research Manager^TM

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., March 15, 2004) – CCH INCORPORATED (CCH) now offers the accounting industry’s premier research database, Accounting Research Manager (ARM), as part of the CCH Tax and Accounting product line, advancing CCH’s leadership in providing integrated research and compliance solutions to tax, accounting, audit and financial reporting professionals. CCH Tax and Accounting is the nation’s leading provider of tax and accounting information, software and services (tax.cchgroup.com).

"With the addition of the Accounting Research Manager to CCH’s suite of products, we continue to extend CCH’s leadership in providing the most comprehensive, authoritative and innovative resources offered on the market today," said CCH Tax and Accounting CEO Kevin Robert.

Accounting Research Manager Adds to CCH’s Comprehensive Suite of Solutions

Professionals will be able to access Accounting Research Manager as a stand-alone resource, or as part of CCH’s award-winning paperless engagement tool, ProSystem fx Engagement Version 3.0, offering professionals a seamless workflow tool. The database can be instantly accessed from Engagement without the user ever leaving the software application.

"With this new offering, CCH is providing professionals with one-stop access to integrated workflow, trial balance and document management tools and the most current, comprehensive and authoritative financial reporting information available today, " noted Robert.

Accounting Research Manager, available via the Internet is the most comprehensive database of expert-written analytical accounting, auditing and SEC information. It also includes authoritative and proposed literature from the FASB, AICPA, SEC, EITF, and IASB. Updated daily, it is the most current, complete and objective resource for professionals’ financial reporting needs.

CCH Milestone

Accounting Research Manager, developed by a major international accounting firm, was acquired by Aspen Publishers in 2002. CCH, CCH Tax Compliance and Aspen Publishers are Wolters Kluwer companies that comprise the new CCH Tax and Accounting unit.

Accounting Research Manager is the first of many Aspen products to be offered by the CCH Tax and Accounting unit. This marks a milestone in bringing Aspen products into the CCH family as part of the unit’s comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for tax, accounting and audit professionals.

Additional Information

For pricing and additional information on Accounting Research Manager, call 1-888-484-4039 or send e-mail to info@accountingresearchmanager.com. For a free trial, visit http://www.accountingresearchmanager.com.

About CCH Tax and Accounting

The CCH Tax and Accounting unit is the nation’s leading provider of tax and accounting information, software and services (tax.cchgroup.com). CCH INCORPORATED’s Federal and State Tax group, CCH Tax Compliance and Aspen Publishers Tax and Accounting group comprise the CCH Tax and Accounting unit. The unit’s web site can be accessed at tax.cchgroup.com.

CCH INCORPORATED, headquartered in Riverwoods, Ill., was founded in 1913 and has served more than four generations of tax and business professionals and their clients.

Aspen Publishers (www.aspenpublishers.com, headquartered in New York, is a leading information provider for attorneys, business professionals and law students. Written by the nation's leading authorities, Aspen's products consist of analytical and practical information in a full range of formats. Its proprietary content is complemented by 2,500 legal databases, containing more than 11 million documents, available via its Loislaw division.

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