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PwC Australia stands down staff amid tax plans leak scandal

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PwC stands down nine partners and apologises to public and staff for tax leak scandal

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) began searching the Sydney headquarters of accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on Monday over its alleged leaking of confidential government tax information.

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This comes over a year after the Treasury referred the matter to the AFP, which alleged the "unauthorized disclosure of confidential Commonwealth information" by former PwC personnel.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The allegations first emerged in a Senate report that found PwC Australia was using its access to secret government tax proposals to help attract business from corporations such as Google and Facebook.

CEO Kevin Burrowes said the police are expected to search the headquarters for "several days," adding that the company "has introduced significant governance, business and cultural reforms" over the past year and a half.

This has led to the AU$1 (US$0.66) fire sale of PwC Australia's government consulting business; the departure of over 700 staff and dozens of partners; and a government ban on working on government contracts during the probe.

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