An Auditor's Independence Would Not Be Considered Impaired If She

question 91

Multiple Choice

An auditor's independence would not be considered impaired if she or he had

• A) Owned common stock of the audit client but sold it before the company became a client.
• B) Sold short the common stock of an audit client while working on the audit engagement.
• C) Served as the company's treasurer for six months during the year covered by the audit but resigned before the company became a client.
• D) Performed the bookkeeping and financial statement preparation for the company, which had no accounting personnel and for which the president had no understanding of accounting principles.

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