Working out tax at a touch of a button (From York Press)

HPH Chartered Accountants launch tax mobile app

8:30am Friday 9th December 2011 in Business news

A YORK accountancy firm has launched an app for smart phones and tablets to help clients calculate their tax.

HPH Chartered Accountants, based on Bootham, launched the app as part of a £50,000 investment to maintain its use of technology, including computer software, networks and file servers, as part of its growth and client-service strategy.

Robert Woolley, the firm’s marketing and business development partner, said: “We are launching this mobile app service to demonstrate that while we are among the longest-established accountancy practices in York and North Yorkshire, we are also one of the most modern in our application of the latest technology.

“This initiative demonstrates to clients that we are always looking for ways to improve the speed, efficiency and quality of our services to them and it will mean that we are constantly in their thoughts when they access the service even outside working hours.”

As well as providing details of tax-saving schemes and eight tax calculators to provide different projections at the touch of a button, the app includes live financial and current affairs news feeds from MoneySavingExpert.com and Reuters.