The principle of objectivity imposes the obligation to be impartial, intellectually honest, and free of conflicts of interest. Independence precludes relationships that may appear to impair a member’s objectivity in rendering attestation services. Which of the following would be considered a violation of independence? Group of answer choices A buddy from college requests a proposal for a financial audit of the company he owns shares in. An executive of an audit client requests a valuation for an estate tax matter. An executive of an audit client is also on a non-profit charity board of directors with a member of the audit staff. The signing audit partner leaves to work at the audit client within six months of signing the audit.
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Text: Martina (a tax manager) has been assigned to the audit of Tandem Electric, Inc. Martina is concerned that Joseph, a close family friend for many years, is the CFO of Tandem Electric. Concerned about the appearance of her independence, she applies the AICPA conceptual framework and determines that the threat to her independence is significant and cannot be mitigated by safeguards. As a result, what is Martina's best course of action? a) She should document her assessment of independence, which should include a sworn statement from Joseph. b) She should participate in the audit engagement because her firm wants her to. c) She should not provide audit services to Tandem Electric. d) She should not participate in the audit unless she obtains a written waiver from her firm's general counsel.
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The CPA prepares a tax return for a client. The client is in a partnership that undergoes a specialized TEFRA audit for this partnership. The partnership has poor records and the CPA did not prepare the partnership's tax return. The potential for restatement of income is high. What is the best course of action? a) The CPA is obligated to handle the partnership audit. b) The client should be advised to engage a tax attorney to handle the partnership audit. c) The CPA cannot handle the partnership audit due to a conflict of interest. d) None of the above. 8. A CPA cannot do which of the following for an audit client? a) Temporarily fill in as CFO during a family leave for the CFO. b) Valuation of the audited company for a divorce matter for an executive. c) Assignment to design and implement an ERP system. d) All of the above. 10. As a new CPA, you are asked to bid on an audit of an ESOP plan. In order to be in conformity with the due care principle, what question should the CPA ask themselves? a) Is your experience, education, and judgment adequate for the responsibilities assumed? b) Are you independent with respect to the client? c) Does the company have an adverse interest in the ESOP? d) All of the above.
A member has been asked to co-sign checks with a client employee while the company president is on vacation. Which statement about the application of the AICPA independence rules to this situation is correct? a) The member will only be co-signing checks, so independence is not threatened. b) The member is a co-signer for a short time, so independence is not threatened. c) The member is performing a management responsibility, so independence is impaired. d) The member has entered into a joint venture with the client, so independence is impaired.
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