Grant Thornton’s Free Tax Planning App Now Offers Interactive Calculator

Upgrade Makes It Easier for Canadians to Estimate Their Taxes

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton LLP’s recently-released tax app, Planiguide/Tax planning guide 2012-2013, has gone interactive. Now available for download or upgrade, iPad users can enter their income and RRSP contributions to estimate their personal income tax.

Planiguide/Tax planning guide 2012-2013 is an innovative guide and reference tool that includes all of the information found in the hard copy publication Tax planning guide 2012-2013. This easy-to-use tax app provides strategic information as well as tips, tables and tax information on the latest business and individual tax developments.

The app is available from the Apple Store, free of charge, for the iPhone and iPad. iPad users who have already installed the app can upgrade through the Apple Store.

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