Regulation

TPB continues compliance crackdown on PwC, broader industry

As the PwC tax leaks scandal remains front of mind for the industry, the Tax Practitioners Board is launching an...

17 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Appointments

An ex-PwC partner’s leadership advice for up-and-comers

With promotion season in full swing, newly-appointed accounting firm partners have been encouraged to be observant,...

10 July 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

PwC scandal shows ‘biggest is never best’

The big four’s vast partnerships and profiteering inevitably lead to ethical failures unlike smaller firms, experts...

02 December 2024 • By Christine Chen

Appointments

BDO snags former PwC partner for Perth tax team

BDO Perth has appointed Chris Paull as its newest tax partner, effective 5 November.

08 November 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid, inquiry hears

Tom Seymour, who was head of tax at the time of the firm’s confidentiality breaches, was allowed to run for the top...

23 September 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Ex-PwC top lawyer proposes big 4 watchdog, defends partnership model

Large accounting firms’ efforts to self-regulate are insufficient, Meredith Beattie says.

28 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

PwC CEO’s secret $1.2m payment sparks fresh ethics concerns

Kevin Burrowes has been accused of “serving two masters” and concealing the lucrative salary he receives from PwC...

05 August 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Accountant’s $340k BAS refund claim crumbles

The AAT has backed the ATO’s decision to deny input tax credits over a sham asset sale between two companies owned by...

05 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Appointments

PwC names 22 partners in first intake since tax scandal

The firm has made its first appointments since 2023 to help deliver on its governance and accountability commitments.

02 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Greens push for 5-year ban on government work for PwC

The Greens party have called for PwC to be restricted from tendering for government work for five years in the final...

13 June 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

PwC inquiry calls for major review into large partnerships

The committee has delivered its final report for the consulting firm inquiry, calling for a review of partnership...

12 June 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Committee approves PwC reforms, downplays concerns of ‘chaotic’ agenda

The recommendation to pass the bill comes despite concerns over hefty new promoter penalties and a push to separate...

13 May 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

PwC reveals new corporate strategy; former CEO Stubbins goes it alone

PwC Australia’s new corporate strategy is all about business reinvention; six months after her ousting, former chief...

29 April 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Inquiry report identifies lack of ‘genuine change’ by PwC

In an interim report released yesterday, the Senate has raised concerns about PwC’s ability to recover its reputation.

28 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

PwC global chair tells senators he won't share tax scandal report

In correspondence with Australian senators, PwC’s global chair has doubled down on the global organisation’s decision...

22 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

PwC axes over 300 jobs in major restructure

The firm will make 329 roles redundant and accelerate the retirement of up to 37 partners as it moves in a new...

13 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Don’t get distracted by PwC’s reforms, senator warns

PwC’s recent governance restructuring announcement should not detract from their ‘ongoing obfuscation’, Senator...

11 March 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

PwC ousted acting CEO Kristin Stubbins ‘against her will’, inquiry hears

Senators say her treatment was the “classic story” of a woman being promoted to a leadership role during a crisis,...

06 March 2024 • By Christine Chen