PPC Expert Accounting & Auditing Guidance Available on RIA’s Checkpoint

On March 27, 2006, accounting firms can look to one platform for their research, guidance and workflow needs as PPC’s complete line of Accounting & Auditing guidance and e-Practice Aids become available on RIA’s Checkpoint ®. More than 90 PPC titles, including Guide to Public Company Audits, Guide to Audits of Small Businesses, Guide to Compilations and Review Engagements and the 1040 Deskbook will be integrated and linked with primary source material.

“Customers tell us that the PPC engagement guidance and tools have become a critical part of their workflow. Most accounting firms, both small and large, use these practice aids to provide a standardized approach that minimizes audit risks and provides easy learning for their staff,” Rich Alfano, SVP Strategic Marketing, Research & Guidance for Thompson Tax & Accounting, commented in a prepared statement announcing the launch of the PPC content. “The guidance with e-Practice Aids on Checkpoint even further increases their productivity.”

Checkpoint is the industry-leading online research and workflow solution for tax and accounting professionals, providing a comprehensive library of information and guidance, as well as cutting edge tools to help practitioners get to the right answer, quickly. PPC joins a prestigious family of content available to Checkpoint subscribers, including RIA, WG&L, AICPA, FASB, GASB, SEC and BNA material.

“The integration of all PPC Accounting & Auditing guidance with primary source materials and PPC’s work tools, such as e-Practice Aids, provides the most comprehensive customer offering in the market today,” states Mark Schlageter, EVP and general manager, Research & Guidance, for Thompson Tax & Accounting. “This is another example of Thompson Tax & Accounting setting the standard for integrated information solutions and tools that enhance productivity for tax and accounting professionals, delivered all on one platform.”