Premium Insights and analysis Three issues with Senate estimates questions on notice homework Editors' Picks It’s almost time for senators to put their game face on and quiz public servants about how departments are run and money is spent.
Public sector estimates’ homework should be more detailed May 17, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Defence Senator Pocock questioned Defence over the movement of department staff from the public service to private sector consulting practices.
Premium Insights and analysis A cheat sheet for Colbeck and co. finalising the consultancies report May 13, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Some thoughts that might help the three senatorial musketeers along their merry way in the lead-up to finalising their consultancies report.
Senate caravan not moving on from PwC April 29, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Accounting firm PwC Australia has still a lot of work to do before it can move on from the tax leaks scandal.
KPMG not in ASIC’s sights over Paladin saga April 26, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Senator Barbara Pocock asked ASIC if was aware of KPMG doing ‘false audits’ of Paladin Solutions PNG and Canstruct International.
Global PwC chiefs must be grilled, Pocock says March 19, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The Greens are calling for PwC International Limited to answer questions before a powerful committee on how it runs PwC Australia by remote.
PwC’s ethical soundness assessment to be made public March 15, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry PwC will have an assessment of its ethical soundness published on the Department of Finance website when a review of the company is complete.
Premium Insights and analysis Stubbins outlines PwC Australia’s internal tax vs audit war March 8, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The former PwC CEO did not hide her disdain for the partners who had brought the firm she had worked for over 30 years into disrepute.
Premium Insights and analysis Three senators and their government-procurement conundrums February 28, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Accountants and most consultants are very simple folks, as there are only two things of consequence that matter in their professional lives.
Is it just PwC’s Dirty Six? Highly unlikely, TPB says February 15, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The TPB reveals that more than a “dirty six” were involved in sharing of confidential information about multinational tax avoidance.
Premium Insights and analysis The PwC effect: What becomes of consultancies in 2024? January 24, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The Mandarin asks experts what might happen to consultancies and other organisations that work with government in 2024.
The Big Four’s revelations in senate estimates December 18, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Culture Richard Colbeck pissed off with the ATO. PwC scolded for its ‘crap’ internal processes. It was a big year for consultancy accountability.
Premium Insights and analysis Tax-legislation changes approved without analysis of practical outcomes November 17, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Senate estimates did not discuss how the dob-in-an-allegedly-naughty-tax-practitioner provisions of the new law might operate in practice.
Senate bans Big Four ‘foxes’ from membership of Tax Practitioners Board ‘henhouse’ November 16, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The senate has voted to prevent Big Four partners with active financial interests from being appointed to the Tax Practitioners Board.
Premium Columnists Sounds of silence win the day on robodebt and Pezzullo October 27, 2023 By Verona Burgess Community & Social How would any, or even all of the de Brouwer recommendations combined, have prevented robodebt or the behaviour of Michael Pezzullo?
