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CCH Offers Smart Charts™ for Federal, State Income Tax Treatment

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., October 19, 2009) – Now there’s a simple, powerful way for professionals to cross-reference federal and state income tax treatments from CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services (CCHGroup.com). CCH® IRC/Multistate Personal and Corporate Income Tax Comparison Smart Charts™ are a quick and convenient resource available on the CCH IntelliConnect™ research service.

“Practitioners are faced on an almost daily basis with questions of whether a state has conformed to this or that provision of the Internal Revenue Code, and they typically turn to CCH for the answer. Now we have elevated their productivity to a new level by adding federal information to their favorite tool for customized, multi-jurisdictional comparisons – our award-winning Smart Chart format,” said CCH Product Manager Angela Darrow.

With IRC/Multistate Personal and Corporate Income Tax Comparison Smart Charts, users can compare at a glance the federal and state treatments of items such as:

• Net Operating Losses;
• Pass-thru Entities;
• Depreciation;
• State/Federal Deductions;
• State/Federal Credits
• Capital Gains and Losses;
• Foreign Source Income;
• Alternative Minimum Tax;
• Accounting Issues; and more.

About State Tax Smart Charts

With State Tax Smart Charts, multi- jurisdiction tax research is as easy as 1-2-3: select the tax topic or topics to research; choose the tax jurisdictions to research or compare; and view the results in an easy-to-understand, convenient Smart Chart. The Smart Chart reveals at-a-glance details about the tax topic in every state selected. Additional research is easy, with full citations to the relevant tax code provided. Subscribers to CCH State Tax Reporters and the CCH Tax Research Consultant can link directly to the text of the underlying law.

Researchers can display their data in comprehensive chart format or choose a matrix format for rapid side-by-side comparisons. Charts can be saved, and when refreshed, the data will automatically update and highlight any changes that have occurred. Smart Charts are easy to export to Microsoft® Word or Excel® for distribution and use in client communications.

Corporate-Income-Only Option

In addition to IRC/Multistate Personal and Corporate Income Tax Comparison Smart Charts, CCH also offers IRC/Multistate Corporate Income Tax Comparison Smart Charts. These charts deal only with corporate income provisions and provide links to the CCH Multistate Corporate Income Tax Guide.

For More Information

For more information or to subscribe to CCH State Tax Smart Charts, call a CCH sales representative at 1-877-CCH-4TAX (1-877-224-4829) or visit CCHGroup.com/ IRC-Multistate-Tax-Comparison-Smart-Chart. A one-year subscription to IRC/Multistate Personal and Corporate Income Tax Comparison Smart Charts is $299; A one-year subscription to IRC/Multistate Corporate Income Tax Comparison Smart Charts is $249. Both subscriptions include CCH Tax Tracker News.

About CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business

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

Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer had 2008 annual revenues of €3.4 billion, employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 35 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Visit www.wolterskluwer.com for information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.

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