Australia’s Treasury refers PwC tax scandal to police for probe

PwC Australia’s former head of international tax, Peter Collins “improperly used confidential Commonwealth information,” according to a statement from Steven Kennedy, secretary to the treasury. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: The Australian government has referred a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) tax scandal to the police and asked them to consider a criminal investigation as political scrutiny mounts.

PwC Australia’s former head of international tax, Peter Collins “improperly used confidential Commonwealth information,” according to a statement from Steven Kennedy, secretary to the treasury.