JULY 2006

Dear CCH Learning Center Subscriber,

Welcome to the July 2006 issue of Focus on Learning, the monthly newsletter for the CCH Learning Center, in which we provide insights on how to use the Learning Center to your full advantage.  In each issue, we highlight a course or series of courses on a timely topic, as well as advise you of new courses released in the CCH Learning Center.  We also inform you of new features, provide helpful tips on existing features, and help you use the CCH Learning Center to meet your professional development and CPE needs.

New Learning Center Core Library 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 revised courses, covering a wide range of topics, have been released to the CCH Learning Center Core Library over the past two months.  See the new or updated titles released to the Learning Center Core Library:

• 706 Preparation and Planning Part 1: Tax Fundamentals

• 706 Preparation and Planning Part 2: Property of the Decedent 

• 706 Preparation and Planning Part 3: Debts of Decedent 

• 706 Preparation and Planning Part 4: Credits and Deductions to the Estate

• 706 Preparation and Planning Part 5: Special Situations and Completing the Return 

• 709 Preparation and Planning: Completing the Gift Tax Return 

• Accounting for Business Combinations (Third Edition) 

• Accounting for Intangibles (Third Edition) 

• Amortization Rules (Second Edition) 

• Depreciation Course (2006 Edition) 

• Recent Tax Developments (May-June 2006) 

• Tax Breaks for Energy Conservation for Individuals and Businesses 

• Tax Considerations in Starting and Terminating a Business (Second Edition) 

• Tax Research NetWork 2: Browsing, Topical Index and Find by Citation

New Specialty Library
Accounting and Audit Courses — Several new courses have been released exclusively to CCH’s Accounting and Audit Specialty Library.  This new Library covers a broad range of topics, including fraud, recently issued standards, and specialized areas, such as governmental auditing and not-for-profit organization audits.  The CCH Specialty Library: Accounting and Audit serves as a valuable research tool and helps practitioners meet their A&A CPE requirements.  View the new courses released exclusively to this library: 

• Compilation and Review: Financial Statements (Second Edition) 

• Compilation and Review: The Engagement (Second Edition) 

Course Spotlight
Tax Accounting Series — One of the goals of the Learning Center is to provide you with the foundation you need to effectively advise your clients. We cover not only the hottest topics, but the areas that are core to your practice. For example, the CCH Learning Center has a full series of courses covering the fundamentals of, and latest developments in, tax accounting.  

CCH’s series of Tax Accounting courses cover the basic rules of tax accounting to help practitioners gain a full understanding of the area. In this series, practitioners review the applicable provisions and current developments in the changing area of tax accounting, gaining the foundation and current information needed to effectively advise clients. Courses in the series include: 

• Tax Accounting Methods (Second Edition)

• Tax Accounting Periods (Second Edition) 

• Tax Accounting: Inventories (Second Edition) 

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:

• Accounting and auditing developments
• Automobile expenses and deductions
• Boomer planning
• Compilation and review updates
• Fraud
• Recent tax developments
• Tax legislation
• Tax research
• Travel and entertainment expenses and deductions
  

Audio Seminars
CCH’s wide range of interesting, educational CPE options now includes audio seminars. Each audio seminar allows an unlimited number of users at your firm to get up-to-speed on a hot topic using nothing more than a telephone connection. Plus, participants can earn up to 2 CPE Credits. Learn about upcoming audio seminars here. 

CCH’s audio seminars, presented by top experts, are designed to provide you with updated information on the hottest tax and accounting topics. Along with detailed handout materials, each site registering for an audio seminar receives topically-related bonus items such as books, journals, newsletters or self-study CPE courses. Check out the latest Audio Seminar schedule for details on upcoming seminars. 

 

Let Us Know What You Think Please let us know if this Focus on Learning issue has been helpful for you.  We appreciate your business and we value your feedback very much, so please let us know how we can help make this communication vehicle and the CCH Learning Center even more valuable to you by emailing us at learningcenter@cch.com or calling us at 800-344-3734. You may contact us via postal mail at CCH, Attn: Marketing Communications, 2700 Lake Cook Rd., Riverwoods, IL 60015. Sincerely, Gwendolen Hefty Managing Editor, CCH Learning Center  CCH Tax and Accounting Group