PwC Expects Six-Month Ban in China for Evergrande Audit (2)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s China unit expects the Chinese government to hand down a six-month ban as part of punishment over its audit of failed property giant China Evergrande Group, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The announcement is expected to be made within weeks, the person added, requesting not to be named because the matter is private.

PwC has been under the spotlight after China launched one of the biggest investigations of financial fraud in history. Authorities said developer Evergrande’s main onshore unit Hengda overstated its revenue by 564 billion yuan ($79 billion) in the two ...