Dear CCH Learning Center Subscriber,

Welcome to the December issue of Focus on Learning, the monthly newsletter for the CCH Learning Center that provides insights on how to use the Learning Center to your full advantage and updates on new courses and features available to you. In each issue we highlight a course (or series of courses) on a timely topic, and let you know about new courses released in the Learning Center. We also inform you of new useful features, provide helpful tips on existing features, and help you use the CCH Learning Center to meet your professional development and CPE needs.

Approaching CPE Deadlines...  

Year-end CPE deadlines are fast approaching for many of you. The CCH Learning Center has more than 120 courses covering a variety of topics, including two courses on tax legislation and many new tax preparation courses that have been updated to incorporate changes from recent tax legislation. Let the Learning Center help you meet your year-end CPE needs while you gain essential knowledge on the latest issues that impact your clients. 

A subscription to the CCH Learning Center gives you unlimited access to all of our online self-study courses at no additional charge. A wide variety of courses are available 24 hours a day/seven days a week, and you get immediate exam results and certification for all courses that you successfully complete. Plus, new courses are continually added to the Learning Center, keeping you up-to-date with the latest developments on the hottest topics, and showing you how to handle new situations that may arise with clients as the laws change. 

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Course Spotlight

Two new courses covering tax legislation. 2004 was a significant year for tax legislation with the passage of two major tax acts—first the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and then the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 shortly thereafter.  CCH was quick to respond with two courses covering the tax acts within six weeks after passage of the last act.

• In Kess on 2004 Tax Legislation: Insights and Analysis, noted tax experts Sidney Kess and Barbara Weltman take a straightforward and practical look at the 2004 tax acts. They offer helpful guidance on the new laws, alert you to potential planning opportunities and pitfalls, and explain how you can capitalize on the law with your clients. The course includes links to authoritative documents, and to CCH’s Law Explanation and Analysis books for easy access to deeper explanations of the new laws. The course also contains numerous practice aids to turn the information presented into action, plus helpful reinforcement questions and answers. 

• Tax Legislation: Keeping Track of the New and Phased-In provides a broad overview of the two tax acts with a focus on how they have impacted various effective dates from previous acts. The course reviews the tax cuts that will occur as a result of individual extenders and business extenders under the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004. The course also reviews the major, high-profile provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. 

New Learning Center Courses

CCH is committed to keeping you up-to-date and knowledgeable on the latest issues that impact your firm or corporation. Many new or updated courses have been released to the Learning Center since our last issue of Focus on Learning was issued in November, including several income tax preparation courses that focus on the Form 1040. Four additional Form 1040 courses will be released over the next two weeks, and all courses in this series will reflect changes from recent legislation. 

• Combinations of Not-for-Profit Organizations 
• Family Limited Partnerships 
• Health Savings Accounts 
• IRS Wins and Losses in 2004: Impact on Tax Planning 
• Individual Income Tax Refresher Course Part 1: Form 1040 New Developments and Filing Requirements (2005 Edition) 
• Individual Income Tax Refresher Course Part 2: Form 1040 Gross Income (2005 Edition) 
• Individual Income Tax Refresher Course Part 3: Form 1040 Exclusions (2005 Edition) 
• Individual Income Tax Refresher Course Part 4: Form 1040 Adjustments to Gross Income (2005 Edition) 
• Kess on 2004 Tax Legislation: Insights and Strategies 
• Tax Legislation: Keeping Track of the New and Phased-In 
• Writing Off Business Assets: Changing Rules 

Upcoming Courses

We will release many new courses in the CCH Learning Center in the weeks and months ahead to give you even more choices and more value. Among the new and updated courses that are in development now, look for courses in the following areas soon:

• AMT
• Depreciation
• Income tax preparation for individuals 
• Sales and use taxation
• State taxation
• Tax Exempt Organizations
  

 

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