Uber, Facebook revelations more reason PwC should come clean: senators – AFR

‘Tardy’, ‘begrudging’“The ongoing drip-feed of information reflects PwC’s unwillingness to take full accountability for their transgressions. PwC’s tardy and begrudging responses to their own firm’s gross ethical and professional misconduct evidence a real unwillingness to engage in meaningful institutional reform,” Senator O’Neill said.Greens Senator Barbara Pocock referred PwC and the tax scandal to the new federal anti-corruption body. Alex EllinghausenGreens senator Barbara Pocock said that the revelations about Uber and Facebook showed that PwC was being overly technical when responding to earlier Questions on Notice from the senator committee looking into consultants working for the public sector.“In early June, PwC responded to questions on notice I put to them through the Senate consultant inquiry, and indicated only one company had received confidential government information relating to the MAAL,” Senator Pocock said in a statement.“PwC should have declared all companies involved when asked instead of relying on technicalities to avoid providing a fulsome response to the Senate. Once again, PwC are engaging in obfuscation and cover-up instead of coming clean and owning up to their actions.”Senator Pocock asked the firm to provide the names of “all of the companies that were provided confidential Australian Tax Office information relating to the [MAAL] by
Read More