CCH Enriches State Tax Reporters with Additional Legislative Information

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., August 7, 2006) – CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading provider of tax information, software and services is now making additional State Net information on state legislative activity available to subscribers to its state tax reporters at no additional charge (CCHgroup.com).

Subscribers to CCH State Tax Reporters now have access to:

• Historical information on pending and enacted legislation;
• Bill analyses by legislative staffers;
• Background information on the legislators responsible for introducing the legislation, including contact information; and
• Access to all versions of both the text of the legislation and the accompanying analytical information, downloaded directly from State Net.

“This newly-added content adds even more power to CCH’s State Tax Reporters, giving our subscribers a more complete, efficient research experience, particularly those who are interested in legislative intent. This is in addition to the state-specific Smart Charts and Legislative Development features we added to our state reporters earlier this year. In fact, no one else in the industry provides this level of information,” said Angela Darrow, CCH product manager.

Easy Access

Accessing the new State Net information is done by searching or browsing for a particular bill and downloading it from one of the menus for This Week’s Legislative Activity, Current Year’s Final and Pending Legislation or Prior Years’ Enacted Legislation.

In each case, users will find clearly delineated hot links that allow them to link directly to State Net’s server, where all of this legislative material is contained in a simple, easy-to-use format. This will not affect any of the functionality users rely on, including the ability to set CCH® Tax Trackers™ to look for specific topics and to search the data by state as required.

For More Information

Historical information on legislation, bill analyses by legislative staffers, background information on legislators and access to full text of all versions of legislation and accompanying analytical information are being added to CCH State Tax Reporter subscriptions on the CCH® Tax Research Network™ at no additional charge. For more information or to subscribe to CCH State Tax Reporters contact a CCH sales representative at 888-CCH-REPS (888-224-7377).

About State Net

State Net delivers vital data, legislative intelligence and in-depth reporting for people who care about the actions of government. Headquartered in Sacramento, Calif., the company was created over 30 years ago by legislative experts who invented a computerized tracking system that has evolved into the nation’s leading source of legislative and regulatory information (statenet.com).

About CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business (CCHGroup.com) is a leading provider of tax, audit and accounting information, software and services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals and their clients since 1913. Among its market-leading products are The ProSystem fx® Office, CCH® Tax Research Network™, Accounting Research Manager® and the U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in Riverwoods, Ill.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading multinational publisher and information services company. The Company’s core markets are health, corporate services, financial services, tax, accounting, legal, regulation, and education. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2005) of €3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,400 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, see www.wolterskluwer.com.

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