Status as a "Covered Member" Is Important in Determining Independence

question 22

Multiple Choice

Status as a "covered member" is important in determining independence because CPAs who are classified as a "covered member" lack the independence to conduct an audit if:

• A) They have an indirect ownership interest in even a single share of stock outstanding in an audit client
• B) They refuse to subordinate their best judgment to the wishes of their client
• C) Their college-age, dependent child works in the client's warehouse during the summer as a shipping clerk
• D) Their sister is an attorney who works as the company's General Counsel

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