Private company

CCH

American financial publisher and software company

CCH, formerly Commerce Clearing House, is a provider of software and information services for tax, accounting and audit workers. Since 1995 it has been a subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1913Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersRiverwoods1
  • Websitewww.cchgroup.com
  • Legal formCorporation3
  • LEI984500706Y44BF5C3C463
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressCORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE ST, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 21795903

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CCH, formerly Commerce Clearing House, is a provider of software and information services for tax, accounting and audit workers. Since 1995 it has been a subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer.2

Corporate structure

CCH is part of a group headed by Wolters Kluwer. 71 entities, 30 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Wolters Kluwer Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
    • CCH 100% · Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
      • WOLTERS KLUWER CANADA LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · North York, Ontario, Canada
      • WOLTERS KLUWER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · 100% · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Wolters Kluwer Deutschland 100% · Hürth, Germany
    • Wolters Kluwer Health 100% · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
      • Wolters Kluwer Health (New Zealand) Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • Wolters Kluwer International Holding B.V. 100% · Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
      • WOLTERS KLUWER BELGIUM Subsidiary · 100% · Mechelen, Belgium
        • CLEARNOX Subsidiary · 100% · Tours, France
      • WOLTERS KLUWER BRASIL TECNOLOGIA LTDA Subsidiary · 100% · Bela Vista, Brazil
      • Wolters Kluwer Danmark A/S Subsidiary · 100% · København S, Denmark
      • WOLTERS KLUWER FS Austria GmbH Subsidiary · 100% · Wien, Austria
      • WOLTERS KLUWER ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · 100% · Milano, Italy
      • Wolters Kluwer Malaysia SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · 100% · Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
      • WOLTERS KLUWER NORGE AS Subsidiary · 100% · Oslo, Norway
      • Wolters Kluwer Philippines, Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Taguig City, Philippines
      • Wolters Kluwer Scandinavia AB Subsidiary · 100% · Göteborg, Sweden
      • WOLTERS KLUWER SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · 100% · Singapore, Singapore
      • WOLTERS KLUWER TAX AND ACCOUNTING ESPAÑA SL Subsidiary · 100% · Madrid, Spain
      • 上海华雷信息科技有限公司 Subsidiary · 100% · 上海市, China
      • 월터스클루어코리아 유한책임회사 Subsidiary · 100% · 서울특별시, South Korea
      • FRIAR SERVICE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Pune City, India
    • Akadémiai Kiadó Subsidiary · 75% · Budapest
    • CEDAM Subsidiary · Padua, Italy
    • Clearnox Subsidiary · Tours
    • CT Subsidiary · 111 Eighth Avenue
    • Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Subsidiary · Philadelphia
    • Medknow Subsidiary · Mumbai
    • Ovid Technologies Subsidiary
    • Wolters Kluwer Hungary Kft. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
    • Wolters Kluwer Polska Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Wolters Kluwer ČR Subsidiary · Strašnice, Czechia
    • C T CORPORATION SYSTEM Subsidiary · 100% · New York, New York, United States
    • Enablon Netherlands B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
    • PT Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Indonesia Subsidiary · 100% · Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Tagetik Austria GmbH Subsidiary · 100% · Wien, Austria
    • Tagetik Benelux B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Deventer, Netherlands
    • Tagetik GmbH Subsidiary · 100% · München, Germany
    • Tagetik Nordic AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Tagetik Schweiz AG Subsidiary · 100% · Zürich, Switzerland
    • TAGETIK SOFTWARE S.R.L. Subsidiary · 100% · Lucca, Italy
      • TAGETIK FRANCE SAS Subsidiary · 100% · Puteaux, France
      • Tagetik Japan株式会社 Subsidiary · 100% · 東京都, Japan
      • TAGETIK UK LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom
    • UPTODATE, INC. Subsidiary · 100% · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    • WOLTERS KLUWER (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Johnstown, Ireland
    • and 23 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Commerce Clearing House was founded in 1892 and was acquired by Oakleigh Thorne in 1907.

CCH has been publishing materials on U.S. tax law and tax compliance since the inception of the modern U.S. federal income tax in 1913. CCH owned the publisher Facts on File from 1965 to 1993. Wolters Kluwer bought CCH in 1995.

Today, CCH is also recognized for its software and integrated workflow tools. CCH operates on a global scale and includes operations in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Canada.

From Wikipedia’s article on CCH (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. 1995Acquired Acquired by Wolters Kluwer1
  2. 1913Founded Founded1

Sources

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