Tax

PWC stands down staff in move to stem scandal over tax leaks

Australian police told a Senate committee Thursday that an investigation had been launched

PwC has been under fire amid revelations that a partern obtained secret information during his time as an adviser to the government and leaked it to his colleagues. Picture: Getty Images

PWC’s Australia unit has moved to prevent staff who knew about tax leaks from working on current or future contracts involving the government amid a parliamentary hearing over the scandal and the start of a police investigation.

Australian police told a Senate committee Thursday that an investigation had been launched after Treasury referred the matter to law enforcement authorities the previous day.

PwC Australia’s former head of international tax, Peter Collins “improperly used confidential Commonwealth ...