-Alliance creates cross-continental search opportunities for International tax clients-

Charleston, SC - TaxSearch, Inc., a leading executive recruiting firm for the tax profession, announced today it has entered into a formal alliance agreement with British-based tax search firm Barrie Pallen Associates (BPA). The alliance provides both organizations with a more extensive network of top level tax executives for those companies in need of building world class, cross-continental tax departments.

"We are excited to be expanding our existing relationship with BPA," said Tony Santiago, founder of TaxSearch, Inc. "There is a significant need for many U.S. companies to create or expand their European tax department interests and vice versa. This alliance enables both TaxSearch and BPA to more effectively and efficiently service those clients that need to expand tax departments geographically."

Through the Alliance, both TaxSearch, Inc. and BPA will be able to:

• Expand their international tax candidate networks to service more global search assignments.
• Cooperate on multi-national client searches to help companies start or expand their tax departments on a cross-continental level.
• Share data and best practices methods that further assist tax departments in achieving world class status.
• Identify international opportunities for clients to attract and retain top level full-time and contract-based tax professionals.

According to BPA's founder, Barrie Pallen, the alliance comes at a time when international tax recruitment needs are growing rapidly as tax laws become increasingly complex and organizations are faced with global challenges. "Both organizations handle assignments for high-profile tax departments in large corporations and this alliance will greatly expand the scope of our offering to clients, both in the US and across Europe", said Barrie Pallen.

The Alliance will begin immediately as several U.S. and European client companies are already in the process of conducting cross-continental searches in order to expand their international tax departments.

About TaxSearch, Inc - TaxSearch, Inc. was established in 1987 in the U.S. and has created a reputation as a leading tax profession executive recruiting firm for assisting its select clients in building world-class tax departments.

About BPA - BPA, founded in 1993 by Barrie Pallen, is the chosen tax recruitment consultancy for some of the world's largest multinational corporations and banking institutions. BPA is headquartered in London.