As I’ve mentioned several times over the past many years, my most frequently used reference books are those produced by QuickFinders, which I have been buying for each of the past 20+ years.  With the never ending growth in the tax laws and rules, having a handy easy to use book is obviously a growth market for the tax practitioner community.  

Several weeks ago, I ordered a copy of CCH’s brand new 1040 Express Answers.  It arrived yesterday and I’ve had a chance to flip through it to see what all it contains.  I was very impressed with it and expect to be using it quite a lot. They’ve actually included a lot of additional info that the QuickFinders books don’t have, such as factors to use when calculating the prices of stocks that have been through a lot of splits since their purchase.

The one thing I was wondering about is how CCH intends to provide the inevitable updates to the book’s content during the year for their customers.  I looked around their website and couldn’t find an update page comparable to the one that QuickFinders has. I wrote to them about this and am still awaiting a response.