IntelliConnect®

CCH is dedicated to continuously advancing IntelliConnect® to meet the evolving needs of professionals now and as the industry changes. These newly added features will provide you with the fast answers you need to move forward with accuracy and speed.

Here are the latest enhancements for IntelliConnect:

New and Enhanced Content

Tax Research: Understanding Sources of Tax Law: Easy-to-understand tutorials and companion documents provide background on the wide range of federal tax documents encountered during tax season. A link to this series of presentations is conveniently found on the IntelliConnect home page.

IRS FAQs: A comprehensive library of all the IRS Frequently Asked Questions has been added. The fully searchable documents answer many basic tax questions.

New Industry-Specific Smart Charts: 12 new state tax Smart Charts covering the insurance industry; 13 new state motor fuel tax charts; three new cigarette, tobacco and cigar charts; a Financial and Estate Qualified Disclaimer chart as well as 12 new sales tax charts for the hospitality industry.

New Calculator: Financial and Estate practice tools have been expanded with an excel-based Special Use Valuation Calculator.

Tax Rates & Tables Modernization: 22 Smart Charts, including eight new ones, are featured, as well as a host of newly improved tools for a variety of tax calculations and rates such as AFRs, depreciation look ups, per diem rates, hybrid car credit – and more.

Sales and Use Tax Rate Change Smart Chart: Quick access to the latest state and local sales and use tax rate changes is now available spanning the last 12 months from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This new Smart Chart provides links to CCH Tax Day summaries focused on changes to state and local sales/use tax rates.

New Quick Bar Links

Locate key content even faster with these new links – just in time for tax season.

IRS FAQs: New “IRS FAQs” link instantly opens the Top IRS FAQs Smart Charts, providing the IRS’s answers to the most often asked questions on common federal tax issues, such as “What are the tax Changes for this year?”

IRS Forms: New “Forms” link will take users directly to the CCH IntelliForms® online library featuring thousands of forms, instructions and agency publications.

Tools/Smart Charts: The new “Tools/Smart Charts” link provides instant access to numerous productivity tools and highlights the wealth of Smart Chart content available on IntelliConnect.

Navigational Improvements

New IRS Rulings Reorganization: Located in the Browse Tree, users can target specific documents such as Treasury Decisions, Revenue Rulings and Revenue Procedures.

Tax Rates & Tables Browse Tree Display: New Browse Tree display streamlines this basic and critical information, such as Federal Income Tax Table and Withholding Tables, into a single, unified node.

Tax Court Rules: Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure are now available on the Browse Tree.

New Industry-Specific Tax Tracker

Oil & Gas Tracker Topic: Easily tailor tax news to oil and gas.

As a part of your IntelliConnect subscription, enjoy new enhancements to CCH Mobile™ – offering greater convenience and flexibility.

New features enable users to:

• Access CCH Mobile alerts for the latest tax legislation updates, briefings and breaking news
• Search favorite publications directly from the App – offering direct access to content used most frequently
• Enjoy direct access to all research folders – users can save documents on mobile devices and access them later on IntelliConnect

Spend less time looking for information and more time using it. Contact us today — we’ll get you there.

With IntelliConnect’s user-friendly design, you can search your entire CCH library with one click to quickly and easily find the information you need. You can also:

• View a searchable, alphabetical list of all publications you subscribe to.
• Organize your results by document type.
• Start a search with broad terms and then narrow your search results.
• Search for citations right from the search bar.
• Narrow your search with intuitive filters that automatically open after a search, giving you quick access to the content you need.
• Conduct up to eight searches at once and easily move back and forth between those searches.
• Narrow results by searching within the search results.
• Find related content with "Relate" buttons, which link directly from documents to additional information, such as Internal Revenue Code, CCH Explanations, regulations and more.
• Easily scroll between documents with Next/Previous Document buttons.
• Select and print any portion of a document in one easy step.

Spend less time looking for information and more time using it. Contact us today — we’ll get you there.

John Sundeman

Expand your Best Practices by: Having the proper, in-depth resources to support those unique, complex issues.

PROBLEM? I had been searching for an answer to a rare tax problem. The problem was one that is seldom come across, so there are not too many ready answers. In other words, you have to dig deep to find the answer. The issue (or question) was how to apply the Unicap rules for mixed service costs to a self-constructed asset. The formula differs based upon complicated issues.

SOLVED: I spent the better part of two (2) days searching CheckPoint, Google, text books, etc. all with no luck. I had not cranked up the IntelliConnect service that I purchased from you, due to believing that the answer would not be found in such an inexpensive service. Boy was I wrong. I cranked up IntelliConnect and on the very first search, the answer appeared. Not only did it appear, it was the number 1 item result of the search. In addition, the result was a bull’s eye. IntelliConnect exactly answered my tax research question.

Kelman & Chan LLP

Expand your Best Practices by: Easily accessing a tax topic that requires further clarification or ensure you are current in the latest tax rulings.

PROBLEM? How to keep informed of the latest IRS rulings and explanation of new tax laws?

SOLVED: IntelliConnect’s coverage of federal and state tax keeps me current with analysis, while the practice tools give me something that I can pass on to my clients with professional results.

CCH offers onsite and online training for all levels of professional development, including courses that earn CPE credit. Whether you’re a novice or skilled user, our expert instructors, course content and learning tools offer the tips, tricks and solid explanations you need to transform your work processes.

Available training includes on-demand or online self-study options; Web-based and onsite training; and a variety of seminars and conferences, some at a location near you.

• What's New with IntelliConnect
• Introduction to IntelliConnect
• International
• Practical Tax Professional/Practical Tax Expert
• Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter
• Tax Research Consultant
• Sales Tax Research & Compliance Manager
• State Business Income Tax & Compliance Manager
• State Tax Reporters
• IntelliConnect® Training for Universities & Colleges
• How to do Tax Research
• Productivity Seminars
• Capital Changes
• Payroll Management Guide
• Pension Plan Guide
• IntelliConnect® - What's New and a Review

CCH Support is the best in the business — we’re always here when you need us. To keep your office up and running, we offer helpful tools, as well as a variety of ways to interact with CCH Support.

• CCH KnowledgeBase — In this online database of CCH software information, you’ll find step-by-step instructions, information on critical known issues, and product documentation.
• Web ticket — Open a Web ticket online to submit your question directly to customer support.
• Real-time chat — If you need a quick answer but don’t want to call, live chatting via your Web browser is the way to go.
• CCH Support Center — Pick up your phone and call us to speak directly to a customer support representative.
• Remote support — Complicated problem? We can access your computer remotely and view your screen.
• System requirements — Find out exactly what you need for CCH products to function properly in your office.

Get the most out of your CCH products — connect with us today.