The CPA Journal

December 2001

Website of the month:Tax.CCHGroup.com

Not surprisingly, this website run by powerhouses CCH and Aspen Publishers is a bit overwhelming, but only at first. Billing itself as a source of authoritative content and analysis plus exceptional software and tools, Tax.CCHGroup.com integrates products and solutions with little or nothing in the way of hard-sell dog-and-pony shows and bells and whistles.

The website is not without its commercial functions, but although product information is always at one's fingertips, so are research tools, current tax news, a full range of calculators, and a full-text version of the tax code and regulations. Within the main areas of tax research, tax preparation, accounting and audit, planning, and practice management, vast resources are available and easily searchable, at no charge.

In the online CPE programming arena, the web animation is low-key and emphasizes substance over style. But the style itself is entirely appropriate and shows that the designers know how adults learn: readable text, easy-to-follow directions, pleasing colors, and animation that holds the viewer's attention rather than distracting her.

Spending even a little time on this website shows that both CCH and Aspen deserve their reputations for professionalism and quality products in the accounting and tax areas.

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