Critical Line Item Podcast: Boyd and the NSW edition of consultants behaving badly
Listen to my chat with Tom Ravlic on his podcast, Critical Line Item, where I talk about the ins and outs of the consultants inquiry and where to go from here.
Consultancy firms should pay their fair share in payroll tax!
Today in Parliament, Abigail moved for the Big Four consultancy firms to finally pay their fair share in payroll tax. Unfortunately it didn't pass, but the consultancy sector and the Labor government...
AFR: NSW Greens push for Big Four firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC to pay tax on partner profits
The NSW Greens have proposed an amendment to force accounting firms structured as partnerships with more than 100 partners to pay 5.45 per cent payroll tax on their partner income.
Media Release: Greens to close Big Four payroll tax loophole
The Greens in NSW will be moving to close a loophole that has seen the big accounting firms pay no payroll tax on partner pay.
SMH: Fear and greed: The consulting sector faces a reckoning
The big four have been put under the spotlight following the PwC tax scandal...
The Guardian: Greens expose Consulting firm EY worked for gas giant Santos while advising NSW on gas policy
Exclusive: Consulting firm did not disclose Santos work before being paid to assist the government’s ‘future of gas statement’ that paved way for Narrabri gas development
Medical Republic: Infestation of consultants is a threat to our health
In last month’s public inquiry by the NSW government into the Use and Management of Consulting Services, inquiry chair Abigail Boyd asked a very simple question of acting PwC CEO Kristin Stubbins....
The Guardian: NSW Greens call for more transparency over settlement between PwC and ATO
The Australian Taxation Office and consultancy giant PwC Australia have reached a settlement over “false legal professional privilege claims in response to formal notices”, separate to a scandal involving the misuse of...
AFR: Scope of Switkowski’s PwC review revealed
The review of PwC Australia’s operations by former Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski will not examine the firm’s tax leaks scandal or past conduct at the firm, according to its previously secret...
Crikey News: NSW Greens say the big four firm's restructure had turned NSW Health into a 'consultant’s playground'.
‘Intertwined with government’: PwC helped revamp NSW Health then raked in $30m