Describes the level most beneficial to CPAs new to a skill or attribute. Covers fundamental principles and skills. This level is usually for participants with limited or no exposure to the subject.

Builds on a basic level program in order to relate fundamental principles or skills to practical situations and extend them to a broader range of applications. This level is for participants with some exposure to the subjects. Such persons are often at the mid-level within the organization, with operational and/or supervisory responsibilities.

Focuses on the development of in-depth knowledge, a variety of skills or a broader range of applications. This level is for participants with significant exposure to the subjects. Advanced level programs are often appropriate for high-ranking persons within organizations; however, they may also be beneficial for lower level professionals with specialized knowledge in a subject area.

Provides a general review of new developments. This level is for participants with a background in the subject area that desire to be kept current.

Develops a broad perspective in a subject area. These programs may be appropriate for professionals at all organizational levels.

To Login on to CCH Learning Center and CCH Testing Center:
 

1. Point your browser to http://CCHGroup.com/LearningCenter and click the “Access My Training” button.
2. Enter your User ID and Password.
3. Click Login to complete the login process.

All login IDs are your email address you used to register on CCH Learning Center.

If your password was previously less than six characters, then _wk has been appended to your password.

If your password is not working, please make sure you have done the following:
 

1. Entered your password correctly. The Password is case sensitive so make sure your Caps Lock is not on.
2. Enabled Cookies on your browser. To enable cookies on your browser (or to check if they are enabled), please follow the steps below: To enable cookies in Internet Explorer:
   1. Open the Tools menu.
   2. Select Internet Options.
   3. Select the Privacy tab.
   4. Move the slider to "Medium."
   5. Click Advanced to open the "Advanced Privacy Settings" window.
   6. Click "Override automatic cookie handling." This activates the cookie settings.
   7. Change the "First-party" and "Third-party" settings to Block.
   8. Check "Always allow session cookies."
   9. Click OK to save your settings and return to the Privacy tab.
   10. Remove the check mark from "Block pop-ups (IE6) or "Turn on Pop-up Blocker" (IE7).

To automatically retrieve your user name and password:
 

1. Open the Current Subscriber Login Page (http://www.cchlearning.com)
2. In the middle of the screen, there is a "Forget Your Password" section. Simply enter your e-mail address and click on the 'Send Password' button.
3. Your Username and Password will be e-mailed to you shortly after.

You may change your user information such as your email address, or add a CTEC or CFP registrant ID by clicking the "My Profile" tab once you have logged in. You can then update your user information. There is also an Attribute tab within My Profile where you can input your CPA license, PTIN, CTEC or CFP number. To change your password, simply click the Change Password tab and enter your new password.

NOTE: If you change your email address it also changes your login ID to that email address.

If you have course content related questions, click on the "Help" tab at the top of the screen. You submit your question via chat or e-mail. Web site: support.cch.com/csinquiry

All you need to take a course on the Learning Center is a computer with an Internet connection and an Internet browser. We also recommend that you use the following free software to take full advantage of our interactive courses.

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Enrolling in a course is simple. If you are a current subscriber and wish to take the course, simply log-in at www.cchlearning.com and select a course from the Training Library. Courses included in your subscription have a green icon next to them.

If you have not yet subscribed to the CCH Learning Center, you can purchase a course(s) at CCHgroup.com. Simply search for your course or look for them under the "Buy A Course" button, and when you are on the course you wish to purchase, click on the Buy button to add the course to your Shopping Cart. When you have all the products in your cart, click on the "Checkout" button to Sign In or Register. Please print your receipt after you complete your purchase. You will only need to enter credit card information for the cost of your products; there is no fee for registering at CCHGroup.com.

Once you have completed the purchase you will be presented with a link to your course. Clicking this link on your Order Confirmation page will automatically authenticate you into CCH Learning Center. You will also get a confirmation email, and the link in there will require you to provide your Learning Center password on the log in page. Please note it could take up to five minutes for your newly purchased course(s) to be available on the Learning Center site.

CCHGroup will also store Learning Center links for courses you purchased at CCHGroup on your Order History page, which is available from a link at the top of CCHGroup.com. Also your username and password for CCHGroup.com will be the same for CCH Learning Center.

Typically, each credit is intended to represent 50 minutes of course time.
 

As soon as you pass the final exam, you will have access to the certificate. Although most governing bodies do not require a copy of the entire certificate with your renewal, you should print your certificates and keep them for your records.

No. You may take a break and log out at any time. To continue from where you were, Log In and go to "Home" to see a list of courses in progress. Click on the course you wish to resume, and you will be taken to the page you last visited.

To earn CPE credits for a course, you must complete it within one year of enrollment.

Your progress is stored in our database, so you may leave a course at any time, voluntarily or not, and resume where you left off. To continue from where you were, log in to the system and click on the Home tab to see a list of your current courses. Click on the course you wish to resume, and you will have a choice of going back to the beginning or continuing from where you left off.

Our courses can be downloaded as PDF documents, allowing you to read the material off-line or to print it out and read it on paper. To download and read these documents, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once you have covered the material, go to the final chapter of the course online to take the final exam.

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Hard copies of the CCH Learning Center courses can be printed out for study and reference offline. To access the printable version of the course, click "Print View" in the course you wish to print. A new window of a PDF of the course will appear and you can either print or download the content.

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CCH Learning Center does not automatically assign a due date for your course. You always have one year from the date of enrollment to complete the course. You'll need to click OK on this message box in order for the course to launch.

You may have your Pop-up Blocker turned on. In order for a course to launch you must turn off Pop-up Blockers.

1. To enable Pop-ups in Internet Explorer:
   1. Open the Tools menu.
   2. Select Internet Options.
   3. Select the Privacy tab.
   4. Remove the check mark from "Block pop-ups (IE6) or "Turn on Pop-up Blocker" (IE7).
   5. Click OK to save your settings

CCH Learning Center allows you to retake the final exam until you get a passing grade.

Select My History on the top menu and click Filter under Training History to view a list of your completed courses with the number of credits for each course. You may also view completed courses when you click the Home tab and use the Status filter to display completed courses.

You cannot add course information for training taken outside of CCH Learning Center or CCH Testing Center within the platform. However, our integrated tracking tool, CPE Assistant, allows you to enter in third party completed course information and upload certificates so you can track all your professional development in one place. CCH Learning Center and Testing Center courses are automatically recorded. Please contact your CCH Account Representative to find out how you can get access to this tool.

Earning your CPE credit online is the fastest, most convenient way to fulfill the requirements to keep your license. As a busy professional, every hour away from your business is costly. Our courses are designed to be educational and useful in your everyday practice, not just some pesky government-mandated chore. Our job is to help you do your job better!

Field of Study refers to the official category of the course as NASBA (National Association State Boards of Accountancy) would classify it. Topic allows you to be more specific when searching certain technical topics. For example, NASBA classifies all tax courses under the Taxes field of Study. Topic allows you to search for specific tax topics such as corporate taxation, individual taxation, state taxation, etc.

A program is a group of courses that your site administrator has put together. The programs can be used to create Curriculum Paths for your company's employees based on their role, location, specialty area, etc.

Professional licenses are granted by governing bodies such as the Government Accountability Offer (GAO) for Government Auditors, or state boards of accountancy for CPAs. Most governing bodies require licensees to take courses at regular intervals to ensure that their knowledge remains current. Courses designed to meet these requirements are known as Continuing Professional Education Courses, or CPEs. Frequently, the course requirements will vary with each governing body. Practitioners should consult with the applicable licensing organization(s) to understand their specific CPE requirements.

To order a one-year, unlimited access subscription to the CCH Learning Center, please call 1-800-449-8114. Your local CCH representative will describe and demonstrate the tremendous value of this special subscription and process your order so you can begin to take advantage of the power of the CCH Learning Center.

No. Once you subscribe to the CCH Learning Center, you may take as many CCH courses as you wish within your selected library at no charge.

You may take individual courses without subscribing to the CCH Learning Center, however, you will be charged an enrollment fee prior to taking each course.

No, you only pay one fee upfront when you subscribe to CCH Learning Center. If you do not subscribe to CCH Learning Center, you pay only one fee for each course you enroll in.

Each profession has a different set of requirements for continuing professional education, and these requirements will change from time to time. Always check with your CPE governing body on your continuing education requirements and the applicability of any specific courses to meeting those requirements. For your convenience, we have provided some helpful links in the sidebar to sources of information on CPE requirements for several tax and accounting professions, including on a state-by-state basis for CPAs governed by state boards of accountancy. Always check with your CPE governing body on your CPE requirements and the applicability of any specific courses to meeting those requirements.

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business is an approved sponsor on NASBA's National Registry and a QAS provider. This means that CCH courses meet certain standards that allow the CPE credit to be based on the actual completion time of the course rather than half the completion time that is awarded for some self-paced, non-interactive courses. However, not all governing bodies accept the higher credit awarded by National Registry and QAS standards. You should check with your state/professional licensing board to verify that it accepts NASBA National Registry or QAS credit prior to renewing your license.

Our NASBA sponsor number is 103021 and our QAS number is 007.

 

QAS stands for Quality Assurance Service sponsor and was implemented by NASBA at the request of the Florida Board of Accountancy. Under QAS, self-study providers such as CCH, are held to a higher standard for developing and providing quality continuing education courses. Some states will only accept self-study from QAS providers.

CPAs in Florida, Tennessee, Minnesota, South Carolina and Oregon who wish to take a self-study course must take a course from a QAS provider.
 

CCH must electronically report all courses completed by California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTPs) to the California Tax Education Council (CTEC). If you are a CRTP and wish to earn credit for courses you have completed through the CCH Learning Center, we need your CTEC ID. You can enter this information into your CCH Learning Center profile by following these steps:
 

1. Log in and click on the My Profile tab.
2. In the User Attributes section of the Profile page, enter your ID number in the CTEC Number field.
3. Click Submit.

CCH will report all courses you complete through the CCH Learning Center to CTEC within 45 days of receiving this information.

If you wish to earn CFP Credit for courses you have completed through the CCH Learning Center, you must provide your CFP registrant ID to CCH. To do this, follow these simple steps:
 

1. Click on the My Profile at the top of the screen.
2. Enter your ID number in the CFP Registrant ID field in the User Attributes section of the Profile page.
3. Click Submit.

CCH will report all courses you complete through the CCH Learning Center to the CFP Board within 30 days of receiving this information.

For optimum use of CCH Learning Center (Axentis Enterprise), the client's desktop should include standard Microsoft applications, such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, Winzip, etc. Users viewing MS reports are prompted to safely download Microsoft Report Viewer from the Microsoft site if the desktop does not already have the capability to open the report. Adobe Reader is also recommended.

Implicitly or explicitly, allow @axentisenterprise.com emails.

Internet connection; Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse® or compatible pointing device.

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