Wolters Kluwer CCH Axcess™ With Quick Start helps small accounting firms embrace the cloud

Expert solution empowers smaller firms with the award-winning collaboration, compliance and centralized firm management capabilities that larger firms have already benefited from

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced that it is extending the benefits of its award-winning CCH Axcess™ cloud-based tax preparation, compliance, and workflow management platform to smaller accounting firms with the introduction of CCH Axcess™ With Quick Start. Offering self‑service setup and self‑paced training, it allows smaller firms to get started quickly at their own convenience and pace.

Built specifically for firms that employ up to four tax and accounting professionals, this expert solution transforms how small accounting firms operate. It combines the proven cloud-based tax preparation capabilities of CCH Axcess™ Tax with the secure CCH Axcess™ Portal, an electronic document storage solution that provides file exchange capabilities to enable better team and client collaboration, increased productivity, and enhanced security.

“Now, smaller firms can modernize operations and enhance client services using the robust CCH Axcess cloud-based platform,” said Jim McGinnis, EVP and General Manager, US Professional Market, Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting North America. “We’ve eliminated a lengthy implementation process making it easy to get started by just creating a login on the quick start page. You are up and running and enjoying the benefits of CCH Axcess™ Tax in just a matter of minutes.”

• Accuracy & ease-of-use. Built-in diagnostics with alerts notify users about incomplete returns or tasks, highlight changes requiring review, and identify conflicts to be resolved. A user-friendly interface and customizable client correspondence templates can be saved and reused to simplify adoption and onboarding

• Staff and client collaboration. Collaboration features help drive productivity and customer satisfaction. An integrated dashboard eliminates wait time by immediately notifying staff when a return needs attention. Clients experience unmatched convenience with instant access to their financial statements, source documents, tax returns, and more

• Enhanced security. Data is protected and stored in a data center with hardware and Web Application Firewalls, secure network architecture, and intrusion protection. Advanced data encryption techniques are used to secure client files uploaded to CCH Axcess™ Portal

• Centralized firm management. Information is stored in the cloud and presented via easy-to-understand dashboards to help reduce overhead and increase efficiency. A single integrated database keeps all information accurate, complete, and consistent, saving staff time on data entry and reducing errors with data entered once and automatically populated throughout the system. Staff have the convenience of accessing client data from anywhere at any time

About Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is a leading provider of software solutions and local expertise that helps tax, accounting, and audit professionals research and navigate complex regulations, comply with legislation, manage their businesses and advise clients with speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is part of Wolters Kluwer (WKL), a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with advanced technology and services.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).

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