A TAX specialist with more than 25 years’ experience providing expertise to businesses in the North-East has joined Clive Owen & Co LLP.

Alan Moore has been appointed as a new tax partner with the firm in Darlington where he will help develop the range of tax services offered to clients.

He has provided extensive tax support to hundreds of businesses in the region and previously worked for Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

His appointment is a key investment in tax resources for the firm, which has recently entered into formal arrangements with Teesside University to provide a package for research and development tax claims by limited companies.

Mr Moore said: “I’m really excited about joining Clive Owen & Co and I really like the ethos of the firm.  I’ve seen how their tax services have developed and I feel I can make a real contribution to its future.”

Peter Hogan, partner at Clive Owen & Co, said: “We’re very pleased to welcome Alan to the firm. He has excellent experience and knowledge and will be a great asset. Our clients range in size and we cover various key sectors. Alan’s broad range of expertise will fit very well with our client base, now, and in the future.”