Regulatory case
Tax Practitioners Board and PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
- Authority
- Tax Practitioners Board
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- Not published
- Organization
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Current stage
- Decision issued. Separate AFP investigation ongoing as of August 2025.
Decisions and steps
- Former partner barred for two years and PwC ordered to put conflict processes and training in placeS3
Claims this case bears on
- Supported88The Tax Practitioners Board said in January 2023 that PwC breached its obligations under the law and the Code of Professional Conduct over a former partner's disclosure of confidential Treasury information.Regulator statement, 23 January 20233 records citedMarket conduct
- Opinion65An Australian Senate committee report of June 2023 described PwC's handling of confidential tax consultations as a calculated breach of trust.Official report, June 20232 records citedMarket conduct
Sources
- S3Tier A Former PwC partner banned for integrity breachTax Practitioners Board. Regulator press release. 23 January 2023.Supports the ban and the finding that PwC breached the law and the Code. It does not address criminal liability.
- S5Tier C Govt labelled 'gutless' for lifting ban on PwC contractsThe Canberra Times. Press report. 7 August 2025.Report by Dana Daniel on the Department of Finance decision and the ongoing AFP probe. The Finance report itself was not read.Link working, checked 25 October 2026