The state tax laws are always changing. Never has this observation been so true as now. The complex interrelationship of phased-in and delayed new law effective dates, changing state revenue department rules, and an ever-changing mix of taxpayer wins and losses in the courts creates the need for the tax practitioner to constantly stay on top of the new rules and reassess tax strategies at the start of every year. The rules this year are significantly different from the rules last year, and the rules next year promise to be different from those governing this year. This is a fact of life for the modern-day state tax practitioner. CCH's Top Multistate Tax Issues for 2008 Course is a helpful resource that provides explanations of significant laws, regulations, decisions and issues that affect multistate tax practitioners. Readers get the guidance, insights and analysis on important provisions and their impact on multistate tax compliance and tax planning. It's the top quality tax

At CCH, we recognize the value of Continuing Professional Education-to educate and train your workforce, bring added value to your clients or organization, and gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. But keeping up with legislative and regulatory changes and industry developments can be a full-time job. Let CCH and the CCH Learning Center serve as your gateway to compelling self-study CPE courses and research resources. With the CCH Learning Center you get: More Than 150 Up-to-date Courses: The CCH Learning Center offers more than 150 informative courses covering tax, financial and estate planning, and accounting/auditing issues, with new courses being added all the time. Go to the Course Catalog at cch.learningcenter.com to see descriptions of all the courses you can take, Expert Authors and Superior Content: Our team of professional analysts, editors, and contributing authors has more experience and more expertise than any other tax publisher in the country, which ensures you get current, reliable, real-world insights to help you handle the toughest topics and issues, Approved CPE: CCH is an approved QAS (Quality Assurance Service) provider with NASBA-one of the first CPE sponsors to be approved under the rigorous new CPE requirements, 24/7 Access: CCH Learning Center courses are available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week and you get immediate Quizzer results and certification, so you can make sure you hit your CPE deadlines, Opportunities to Apply Knowledge: CCH Learning Center courses provide integrated learning activities, study questions, client letters, checklists, and other resources that let you apply what you learn, Convenient Print Formats: CCH Learning Center lets you print out hard copies of the courses, giving you a quick and easy way to take the course whenever you want-away from the computer at home, on the plane, wherever! Links to CCH Internet Tax Research Network and Accounting Research Manager: For additional research, guidance, and access to late breaking developments, CCH Learning Center's tax courses include links to sources of additional explanation and authority within Tax Research NetWork and the accounting and auditing courses include links to authoritative and proposed literature within Accounting Research Manager. Book jacket.

The auditing standards are always changing. CCH's Top Auditing Issues for 2009 Course helps CPAs stay abreast of the most significant new standards and important projects. It does so by identifying the events of the past year that have developed into hot issues and reviewing the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the changes. The topics reviewed in this course were selected because of their impact on engagements and because of the role they play in understanding the audit landscape in the year ahead. Top Auditing Issues for 2009 will offer full coverage of the new Risk Assessment Standards, the most important standards to hit the auditing profession in years. These new standards will dramatically impact how practitioners do business. Top Auditing Issues for 2009 will help practitioners understand these new standards and put them into practice.

CCH's Top Accounting Issues for 2009 Course helps CPAs stay abreast of the most significant new standards and important projects. It does so by identifying the events of the past year that have developed into hot issues and reviewing the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the changes. The topics reviewed were selected because of their impact on financial reporting and because of the role they play in understanding the accounting landscape in the year ahead.

Contemporary Tax Practice: Research, Planning and Strategies will change the way you teach your tax research course, and the way future professionals learn how to perform tax research. This all new text provides a solid foundation of tax research skills by teaching the nuances of conducting tax research in today's environment. The book then provides exposure to frequently encountered tax planning topics and strategies, better preparing users for their future in tax practice.

ESSENTIALS OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING Essentials of Personal Financial Planning was written to challenge the status quo by promoting personal financial planning (PFP) as a profession, not as a sales tool to gather assets under management or facilitate sales of insurance products. The book takes a comprehensive and integrated approach to PFP for accounting students, allowing them to view the profession through the lens of a CPA – with integrity and objectivity. This book systematically introduces the essentials of all the major PFP topics (estate, retirement, investments, insurance, and tax), as well as: The PFP process, concepts and regulatory environment. Professional responsibilities of a CPA personal financial planner and the requirements of the Statement on Standards in PFP Services. Time value of money concepts. The book then builds on these foundational concepts, showing their interconnectivity and professional opportunities, to provide a deeper understanding of PFP and its application. After reading this book, students will be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained from this course to have an immediate and long-term positive impact for themselves and for the clients they serve.