Consulting giant PwC systematically frustrated the Tax Office by wrongfully claiming legal privilege over thousands of documents, according to the evidence of the former general counsel and chief executive in their first statements since they resigned following the tax leaks scandal.
Former chief executive Tom Seymour and general counsel Meredith Beattie appeared on Friday before a parliamentary committee examining structural challenges in the audit, assurance and consultancy industry in a hearing that became heated at several points during the day.
Former PwC chief executives Tom Seymour and Luke Sayers appeared before a parliamentary inquiry on Friday. Credit: Irene Dowdy
Current chief executive Kevin Burrowes was accused of misleading an earlier Senate inquiry for not disclosing he was being paid $1.2 million by the international arm of PwC while running the Australian firm.
While former chief Luke Sayers became visibly frustrated …