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CCH Tax and Accounting’s 2005 User Conference to Bring Together Top Professionals Nationwide

Innovation, Integration Driving Focus for Fall Conference

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., January 24, 2005) – CCH Tax and Accounting (CCH), the nation’s premier provider of tax and accounting productivity software, research and services, will hold its first users’ conference November 6-9, 2005 in Scottsdale, Ariz., bringing together industry authorities with tax and accounting professionals from across the nation to discover innovative ways to further strengthen and expand their businesses.

“Hands down, we believe the CCH Tax and Accounting User Conference 2005 will be the most fresh, exciting and informative conference of its kind,” said CCH CEO Kevin Robert. “We’re dedicated to ensuring professionals come away from this must-attend event clearly understanding the issues, trends and technologies that are critical to their businesses. And, we will demonstrate how they can further leverage CCH’s innovative, integrated tax and accounting research and compliance offerings to build greater profitability and success.”

The four-day event at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale will help attendees further strengthen client relationships, make smarter and more strategic investments in technology, and best leverage the industry’s most advanced tax and accounting software and services.

Among conference highlights:

• Keynote addresses from industry leaders on trends in tax, accounting and technology;
• CPE-accredited education sessions and panel discussions on practical business issues and successful strategies;
• Product showcases featuring CCH’s premier integrated software and research applications; and
• Opportunities to speak with CCH’s senior product management and development teams regarding new products and product enhancements.

Throughout the conference, attendees will be part of a community of CCH customers and will have the benefit of learning informally from colleagues about best practices that have led to success at their firms.

"CCH customers are among the top tax and accounting professionals in the country, so attendees of the CCH User Conference will have the added advantage of networking with colleagues who are industry leaders,” Robert noted.

For More Information

The CCH Tax and Accounting User Conference 2005 will be held November 6-9 at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. For more information, please call 1-800-739-9998, then select option 1, followed by option 1, or sign up for more information at http://tax.cchgroup.com/UserConference.

About CCH Tax and Accounting

CCH Tax and Accounting (tax.cchgroup.com), based in Riverwoods, Ill., 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 Tax and Accounting is a Wolters Kluwer company. Wolters Kluwer is a leading multinational publisher and information services company.

Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2003) of €3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,750 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (www.wolterskluwer.com). Its depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

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