PwC is being sued by a former Perth-based partner, who has also worked at another big four accounting firm and BHP, for alleged sexual discrimination, emotional distress and unpaid partnership profits.
Adrian Rauso
Revenue has gone backwards at two of Australia’s big four accounting firms as appetite for their advice contracts, but a local partner thinks WA has at least fared better than its east coast peers.
Simone Grogan
The man, who is not a registered tax professional, worked for KPMG for 11 years until he was sacked when his alleged wrongdoing was uncovered.
Sean Smith
Restrictions on consulting firm PwC's ability to bid for government work have been lifted after a shocking tax scandal and allegations it misused information.
Tess Ikonomou
BDO has poached two Big Four partners to head up the firm’s new risk advisory team as WA organisations try to keep up with a deluge of artificial intelligence and prepare for cyber threats.
The reduced $619.2m profit was shared by the firm’s 628 owner-partners, who pocketed an average $767,000 but are liable for the tax due on the income.
NRW will cop a $113 million impairment charge after the contractor revealed it may now lose rights to property thought to be pegged as security over unpaid work at the collapsed Whyalla Steelworks.
Pitcher Partners eyes early exit from $6.7m Federal Court battle over failed technology play linked to Bryan Hughes.
Neale Prior
IGO’s chief financial officer will finish up at the end of 2025, calling time after five and a half years with the battery metals miner.
NRW has chosen former Perth Airport and Perenti chief financial officer Peter Bryant to run the listed contractor’s financial affairs as it waits to claw back $113 million from the collapsed Whyalla steelworks.
Pioneer sued PwC in 2023, alleging the audit giant failed in its duty of care by providing wrong advice on the accounting treatment of the portfolios of consumer debt it buys from banks and other lenders.
Accountant and prolific litigant Angela Frigger is back behind bars for giving false evidence in battles over $850,000-plus of Supreme Court winnings.
Partners and staff are believed to be in the firing line in the latest spate of job cuts in professional services, which comes seven months after the firm revealed a mammoth overhaul of its global operations.
Big Four firm PwC has copped a 25.9 per cent revenue plunge in the wake of a reputation-shattering tax leaks scandal and a decline in demand for consulting services.
PWC’s China unit expects the Chinese government to hand down a six-month ban starting as early as next month as part of punishment over its audit of failed property giant China Evergrande.
Bloomberg
PwC’s next chief economist says there are countries that would fall over themselves to have wealth like WA, but is worried those same good fortunes have made us complacent in grabbing new opportunities.
After 15 months of silence, a former PwC head who had connections to the firm's tax leak scandal will be forced to publicly explain himself.
Kat Wong
KPMG has added six new partners to its Perth office with three specifically tasked with making the most of a growing mid-market-sized business segment in WA.
The Big Four accounting firm has revealed the massive divisional shake-up in the latest in a string of redundancies across the Australian professional services industry.
The PwC tax leak scandal has gone beyond Australian borders and everyone deserves to know who exactly was involved, a senator says.
One of the senators key in unearthing the PwC saga has recommended PwC or related entities be banned from tendering from all government work for five years given its misuse of confidential information.
Adrian Lowe
Griffin Coal’s lead receiver Matthew Donnelly will transition out of the busy role after stepping down from Deloitte.
Grant Thornton managers says a nine-day fortnight just made permanent after a year-long trial has been a big morale booster for junior staff and could also help with retention.
The professional services firm says it relayed the “difficult decision” to staff that will result in 148 of them being made redundant this morning.
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