Former PwC Head Grilled Over Role in Tax Scandal

The former head of embattled consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has denied he allowed the firm to falsely claim legal privilege to withhold documents being examined in investigations by the tax office. Tom Seymour resigned as chief executive of PwC’s Australian arm in May 2023 after revelations partners at the company had passed on confidential Treasury tax information to boost private sector business. He appeared on Aug. 2 at a parliamentary inquiry examining ethics in the industry. In his first public appearance since his resignation, Seymour hit back at accusations PwC held back thousands of documents from the Australian Taxation Office by falsely claiming legal privilege....