Senate hears details of PwC attempts to deflect investigations into tax leak scandal

A Senate inquiry has heard PwC used tens of thousands of claims of client privilege to try to avoid examination of the tax leak scandal. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

Details of the lengths that PwC went to to deflect investigations into the tax leak scandal have been aired at an inquiry, including the use of tens of thousands of claims of client privilege.

Officials from the Tax Practitioners Board also revealed to the Senate inquiry on Wednesday that former PwC partner Peter-John Collins had attempted to tender his registration during the investigation but the board refused it.