(RIVERWOODS, ILL., February 11, 2009) – CCH has entered into an exclusive agreement with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to sell and distribute AICPA publications to the undergraduate and graduate college market. CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, is a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services (CCHGroup.com).
“We are thrilled by this opportunity to work in partnership with the AICPA and to add a set of first-rate professional references to our offerings that can be used in university accounting program classrooms,” said CCH Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Mark Hevrdejs.
“This partnership with CCH will expand the reach of the AICPA into the nation’s accounting curriculum,” said Robert Bouchard, AICPA Vice President, Publishing, Professional Development and New Product Development. “CCH’s expertise in selling to and supporting the higher education business school market will expose accounting students to essential AICPA literature and publications that will strengthen our profession.”
Valuable Publications for Classroom Use
Under the agreement, CCH will initially sell and distribute 10 AICPA works, specifically:
- AICPA Professional Standards;
- AICPA Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards;
- PCAOB Standards and Related Rules;
- Corporate Ethics for Financial Managers;
- Financial Reporting Fraud;
- Income Reconstruction;
- Guide to Financial Statement Analysis;
- Understanding Business Valuation;
- Tax Research Techniques; and
- U.S. Tax Aspects of Doing Business Abroad.
“These are excellent resources that deserve more exposure in the classroom,” Hevrdejs said. “They include statements of standards that are crucial to every accountant’s work and resources addressing critical issues, such as ethics, fraud, forensic accounting, valuation and international tax that are hot topics in both corporate boardrooms and business school classrooms today.”
For More Information
For more information on the individual AICPA books being offered to higher education by CCH, visit CCHGroup.com/textbooks, or contact: Patrick Cummings at 1-800-224-7477 x4604, or Preston Taylor at 1-800-224-7477 x4636.
About the AICPA
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (www.aicpa.org) is the national, professional association of CPAs, with more than 350,000 CPA members in business and industry, public practice, government, education, student affiliates and international associates. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies, non-profit organizations, federal, state and local governments. It develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination.
The AICPA maintains offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Durham, N.C., Ewing, N.J., and Lewisville, Tex.
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® Office, CCH® TeamMate, CorpSystem®, 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 global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
