Complete Line of PPC Expert Accounting & Auditing Guidance Available on RIA's Checkpoint(R)

NEW YORK, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Tax & Accounting announces the launch of PPC's complete line of Accounting & Auditing guidance and e-Practice Aids on RIA's industry-leading Checkpoint(R). The combination of PPC's expert guidance delivered on the powerful Checkpoint platform provides accounting and auditing professionals with a line of integrated accounting and auditing research, guidance, and workflow tools that is unmatched in the industry.

Now, accounting firms can experience significant productivity gains by looking to one platform - Checkpoint - for all of their research, guidance and workflow needs. With the March 27, 2006 launch, more than 90 PPC accounting, auditing and tax titles will be available on Checkpoint, including Guide to Public Company Audits, Guide to Audits of Small Businesses, Guide to Compilation and Review Engagements and the highly popular 1040 Deskbook.

Accounting firms across the U.S. have trusted the PPC Accounting & Auditing guidance, engagement workflow tools, and integrated quality control system for more than 25 years. From compilation and write-up engagements to audits of public companies, the PPC system provides the industry-leading library of workflow guidance and tools. Checkpoint will now deliver PPC's expert analysis, guidance and e-Practice Aids, linked to and integrated with primary source materials.

"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," said Mark Schlageter, EVP and general manager, Research & Guidance, for Thomson Tax & Accounting. "This is another example of Thomson Tax & Accounting setting the standard for integrated information solutions and tools that enhance productivity for tax and accounting professionals, delivered all on one platform."

"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," commented Rich Alfano, SVP Strategic Marketing, Research & Guidance, for Thomson Tax & Accounting. He added, "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 with the most comprehensive library of information and guidance mixed with cutting-edge tools to help practitioners get to the right answers quickly. With this new launch, accounting professionals subscribing to Checkpoint will have access to all of their accounting and auditing resources - PPC, RIA, WG&L, AICPA, FASB, GASB and SEC material, as well as tax research and guidance materials, including BNA, all on Checkpoint.

For more information about PPC please call 800-323-8724 or visit http://ppc.thomson.com/. For more information about Checkpoint, visit http://ria.thomson.com/.

About The Thomson Corporation, Thomson Tax & Accounting, RIA and PPC

The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/), with 2005 revenues of $8.70 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value- added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto.

Thomson Tax & Accounting, as part of Thomson, is a leading provider of technology and integrated information solutions to accounting, tax and corporate finance professionals in accounting firms, corporations, law firms and government. Thomson Tax & Accounting includes the Professional Software & Services, Corporate Software & Services, and Research & Guidance businesses. RIA (http://ria.thomson.com/) and PPC (http://ppc.thomson.com/) are both brands within the Research & Guidance business.