Wolters Kluwer Tax, Accounting & Legal announced the opening of an office in India for its CCH tax and accounting and legal business.

CCH will operate through Wolters Kluwer's wholly owned subsidiary in India. The office in New Delhi will have editorial, sales, marketing and customer support teams, supported by other resources in Asia Pacific.

In addition to developing print and electronic content, CCH in India will run customized training seminars for professionals in the tax, accounting, legal and human resources fields. CCH will also offer workflow solution tools, including Prosystem fx Engagement, customized for the Indian tax and auditing environment.

"In line with the company's strategy for 2007 and beyond of exploiting global scale and scope, we are extending our footprint to the Indian tax, accounting and legal information services market," said Vinay Hebbar, managing director for CCH India. "With more than 800,000 lawyers and over 120,000 qualified chartered accountants, along with rapidly evolving tax and commercial laws and increased usage of legal services, this English language content market presents an exciting growth opportunity."