Former PwC partner banned for 2 years in Australia for leaking information

A former partner at PwC has been banned from practising as a tax agent in Australia for two years in a scandal involving the sharing of confidential information about government plans to target multinational tax avoidance with the firm’s clients.

Peter-John Collins, who was head of international tax for PwC’s Australian office, was a member of an advisory group involved in confidential discussions with Australia’s Treasury department about introducing laws targeting multinational tax avoidance and a diverted profits tax.