CCH or Parker Tax Pro library

[Strongsilence-CPA]

CCH package 1 - $1,108 for 1 year. Includes Master Tax Guide, access to Code and Regs, and one state

CCH Package 2 - $2,890 for 1 year. Includes all that and Depreciation guide, all 50 states, Fillin forms and extra explanations of the code

Parker - $495

CCH has been a tremendous research tool but I'm on a budget.

Your thoughts or recommendations are appreciated.

[TaxGuyBill · Accepted solution]

It sounds like you've been using CCH. You might consider going with Parker, and if you end up hating it, then switch back to CCH.

If you can turn back time, Parker shows you could save $150 and only pay $345 if you had bought it by yesterday (November 29th).

Parker also says if you buy it, you can cancel within 30 days and get a 100% refund. So you may consider testing it out for a couple of weeks and then decide what you want to do.

https://www.parkertaxpublishing.com/TrialStandard-02.aspx

[sjrcpa]

Sort of like going from Lacerte to Drake. Both work, but...

[IRonMaN]

Good comparison. I have received Parker propaganda in the mail over the years, and it doesn't exactly look like a top notch product.

[PhoebeRoberts]

We tried it out last year or the year before, in October / November, and went back to CCH before year-end.