CCH Business Focus – The Perfect Alternative to HMRC’s Withdrawn Service

Reports available from www.cchbusinessfocus.com

London, November 26, 2007 – Following HMRC’s decision to withdraw its Tactical & Information Packages (TIPs) publications, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer UK business and the leading provider of tax, accounting and finance information, software and services, are finding a renewed surge of interest in their comprehensive industry sector research reports.

HMRC’s decision to withdraw TIPs leaves CCH’s Business Focus service as the key provider of a fully comprehensive suite of in-depth business sector research aimed at professional advisers.

CCH’s reports cover over 100 different sectors and are used by thousands of professional advisers from the Big Four to smaller practitioners to help them in their client work.

CCH Business Focus reports are reviewed and regularly updated, ensuring that they are as up-to-date and accurate as possible. Not only does the series range through the UK’s most important sectors it allows professional advisers full insight into the smallest niche sectors such as amusement arcades and boarding kennels.

Issues covered in the Business Focus reports include sector specifc details on:
 Trade legislation
 Financial ratio benchmarks
 Tax issues including VAT treatment within the sector and what elements an HMRC tax enquiry might focus on
 Consumer expenditure
 Demographic trends and projections
 Number of businesses and start up costs
 Turnover trends
 Trade developments
 Market position

Robert McKay, Director, CCH Information, says: “We can see from what our customers say that the withdrawal of TIPs is a matter of concern. Fortunately, CCH's Business Focus continues to be available as the only service of this kind in the UK. We are committed to ensuring that where tax and business advisers have a need for information and guidance in areas such as tax investigations and tactical information, that we do our very best to support them."

For more information, or to purchase a report please visit www.cchbusinessfocus.com.

CCH is a leading provider of specialist products and services for the accounting, tax and finance professions. Currently 17 out of the top 20 accounting practices in the UK rely on CCH for information, software, fee protection insurance, professional development, magazines and telephone advice. For more information visit www.cch.co.uk

About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business and Wolters Kluwer UK
Wolters Kluwer UK is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group. Wolters Kluwer UK incorporating the core brands, Croner and CCH, is the UK’s most respected provider of business information and consultancy services, providing a range of smart information tools that help make businesses more effective and profitable; from online interactive content to advisory services, liability insurance and professional journals, Wolters Kluwer UK meets the full range of customer needs for compliance, risk management and productivity solutions. www.wolterskluwer.co.uk.

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals. The unit is part of Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company with 2006 annual revenues of €3.4 billion and approximately 18,450 people worldwide, and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.

Contact:
Clare Moore
Communications Manager
Wolters Kluwer UK
01455 897156
Clare.moore@cronerconsulting.co.uk

Nick Mattison or Paul Arvanitopolous
Mattison Public Relations
020 7645 3636
Nm@mattison.co.uk