QUESTION:
What are the hardware system requirements for currently supported CCH products?
ANSWER:
The attached documents in the 'Files' section on the right-hand side of this page detail the specification for servers and workstations when hosting the following CCH Software applications:
CCH Central and its associated modules:
CCH Accounts Production
CCH Audit Automation (SQL)
CCH Autofill
CCH Campaign Management
CCH Corporation Tax
CCH CGT Dividend & Scheduling
CCH Document Management
CCH Email Marketing
CCH Fee Protection
CCH OneClick
CCH Personal Tax
CCH Portal
CCH Practice Management
CCH Reporting
CCH Review & Tag
CCH Scan
CCH Workflow
And the following standalone products:
CCH SecTAX
CCH Trust Accounts
Please note the most recent unsupported environments:
- Microsoft Windows XP (from April 2014)
- Microsoft Windows Vista (from April 2017)
- Microsoft Windows 7 (from January 2020)
- Microsoft Windows 8 (from January 2016)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (from 10th January 2023)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (from July 2015)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (from April 2016 due to dependency of CCH Central on Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (from January 2020)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (from October 2023)
- Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft IE 8, 9, 10 and 11
Please note the approaching unsupported environments:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2014: 9th July 2024
- Windows 10: 14th October 2025
To find out when specific Microsoft platforms and software will become unsupported, please visit the Microsoft lifecycle product page.
