ADP Offers “Accountant Center,” an Industry Leading Online Portal Flexible, User-Friendly Site Open to All Accountants

ROSELAND, New Jersey (May 28, 2008) – ADP Small Business Services today announced the launch of a new online portal designed to serve the needs of the small business accounting community. The Accountant Center — available to all accountants at www.accountant.adp.com — is the latest effort from ADP Small Business Services to provide valuable resources that accountants can use in their practices on a daily basis.

The portal enables accountants to research the latest in federal, state and local payroll tax laws with free, personalized tax and HR research, as well as access professional education programs to earn CPE credits in one convenient, full service website.

By aggregating all of these features into this easy to navigate portal, The Accountant Center can save accountants several thousands of dollars a year. The site contains resources provided by BNA®, the world’s leading authority on legal and regulatory developments for the tax and legal professions, and CCH®, a Wolters Kluwer company. CCH provides leading global information services and publishing for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Among several leading features, the Accountant Center offers small business advisors:

— Free access to BNA’s Payroll Tax & HR Research resources including,
— Ask BNA Fast Answers with a feature allowing accountants to
receive personal answers to payroll tax or HR questions
— Payroll and HR Fast Answers to frequently asked questions
— Local wage and tax compliance information, state law summaries,
and e-mail compliance alerts
— HR Policy Handbook and other professional aids
— Free access to the CCH Library & Learning Center and discounted pricing
on 175 CCH accounting and tax publications
— Free access to state and federal payroll tax forms available for
viewing and printing
— Access to ADP’s Professional Education Center and free CPE credits
— Online demonstrations of the latest ADP accountant and small business
offerings

“The Accountant Center is a great example of how we work closely with the accounting community to add value for them and their clients,” said Don McLoughlin, Vice President of Marketing for ADP Small Business Services. “It’s a helpful set of tools that adds convenience and functionality.”

The Accountant Center is being immediately embraced by early users. “This is a very convenient tool,” said Dominick Lobifaro, CPA, of the LLI Advisory Group of Cranford, NJ. “ADP has again provided additional value that will help strengthen my relationship with my clients at a time when every dollar counts.”

ADP Small Business Services, part of the Employer Services Division, provides accurate and convenient payroll and integrated business solutions for accountants and small businesses. Its offerings include payroll management, tax and compliance, human resource management, benefits administration, time and labor management and insurance services. For more information about ADP’s accountant offerings call 1-866-4ASK-ADP (1-866-427-5237), or visit www.accountant.adp.com.

Source: ADP

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