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ATO prevails against Binetter company as new evidence reveals ‘extraordinary deceit’
Tax 2023-06-09 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Taxation Office has won a long-running case over an international tax evasion scheme by a company linked to the Binetter family after uncovering evidence showing earlier judgments were secured by fraud.

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JWS nabs BHP vice president for Melbourne tax practice
Johnson Winter Slattery 2023-06-08 2:16 pm By Gareth Baker

Johnson Winter Slattery has appointed senior tax specialist Don Spirason, former Vice President of Tax at BHP, as a special counsel based in Melbourne. Spirason joins JWS with more than 20 yearsā€™ tax experience, including more than 10 years at BHP and 5 years at Fosterā€™s Group. Beginning his career at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, he […]

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ATO denies telling tax board to wind back PwC leak inquiry
Tax 2023-06-07 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A report alleging that the ATO asked the Tax Practitioner Board to curtail its investigation of a PwC tax leaks scandal was ā€œfundamentally misleadingā€, a senior tax official has said.

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KPMG admits ‘painful’ mistakes, condemns PwC scandal
Accounting 2023-06-07 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Executives from KPMG have condemned the PwC tax breach scandal as ā€˜disturbingā€™ and admitted past mistakes after the firm was rocked by an exam cheating scandal.

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Tax regulator says PwC has declined to name nine partners placed on leave
Tax 2023-05-31 9:49 pm By Sam Matthews

The Tax Practitioners Board says that PricewaterhouseCoopers ignored its request for the names of nine partners put on leave in the wake of the tax leak scandal that has rocked the firm, with the regulator saying former executive Peter Collins was not the only partner who misused confidential information.

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PwC puts 9 partners on leave, ringfences government work
Tax 2023-05-29 4:06 pm By Sam Matthews

PricewaterhouseCoopers will put nine partners on leave and ringfence its government work in the wake of a tax policy leak scandal for which the embattled firmā€™s acting chief has issued an apology.

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PwC tax document leaks scandal referred by Treasury to police
Tax 2023-05-24 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Treasury has referred the tax policy leak scandal engulfing PricewaterhouseCoopers to federal police for possible criminal investigation.

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‘Absurd and unworkable’: Lendlease pans ex-Greenwoods partner’s argument in tax dodge case
Employment 2023-05-22 9:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease has been criticised for claiming that whistleblower protections introduced in 2019 ā€œwouldnā€™t make senseā€ if they did not apply retroactively.

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PwC tax leak scandal puts spotlight on firms’ uneasy commitment to compliance
Tax 2023-05-17 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The tax leaks scandal engulfing PwC has shone a spotlight on the culture of large professional services firms, where ensuring compliance with good governance is akin to “herding cats”, experts say.

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PwC appoints Ziggy Switkowski to investigate tax leaks scandal
Investigation 2023-05-15 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed former Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski to investigate the tax leaks scandal that has engulfed the firm.

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