PwC Australia allegedly provided confidential tax law information to Google

Google, the first of the firm's customers directly linked to the tax scandal, was not told the information was confidential and there is no suggestion of wrongdoing by the company

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PwC Australia allegedly provided Google confidential information about the start date of a new tax law leaked from Australian government tax briefings, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

This is the first time a company has been directly linked to the national scandal involving the big four" accounting firm that was revealed in January.

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