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                                                                Exhibit 23.1



The Board of Directors
Comprehensive Business Services, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
Nos. 333-27825 and 333-15413 on Forms S-3; No. 333-40331 on Form S-3 as
amended; and No. 333-40313 on Form S-4 as amended of our report dated August 7,
1997, with respect to the balance sheet of Comprehensive Business Services,
Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Franchise Services, Inc.) as of December 31,
1996, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then
ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Century Business Services, Inc.
dated February 20, 1998.



/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Costa Mesa, California
February 20, 1998




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