PwC Australia has fired eight partners including its former chief executive as part of an internal investigation into the leak of confidential government tax plans by a former partner, the firm said on Monday. | Reuters
The eight partners, who have left or are in the process of leaving, include former chief executive Tom Seymour, who resigned in May after admitting he had received emails containing confidential information about the government’s tax plans.
Three of the partners were singled out for actions that “failed to meet their professional responsibilities”.
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