Former KPMG partner Philip Henry allegedly treated "female members of staff and clients inappropriately", including making "unwanted sexual advances" during his tenure, according to allegations from a whistleblower detailed in a letter tabled in federal parliament.
Philip Henry worked at the firm until his publicly reported departure in 2004 and is also accused in the document of allegedly receiving "secret commissions" that were paid "in cash" by a client after he devised tax schemes for them.
In other instances, the document alleges, he received personal gifts from some clients instead of being paid in fees, or to reduce the fees.
The allegations have surfaced as part of a parliamentary inquiry looking at the KPMG audit leaks scandal engulfing the firm.
The latest allegations are detailed in a letter from a whistleblower to KPMG on August 30 2023, which was tabled in redacted form earlier this month by the inquiry.
The inquiry is investigating how KPMG audit partners allegedly misused client data and then mishandled a whistleblower's complaint about it.
The inquiry has since heard from other whistleblowers at KPMG and other big four firms.
ABC News has also reported on separate allegations against Chris Jordan, a former KPMG partner who went on to lead the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for more than a decade. A 2021 document from...
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