John works as a manager in the Aster office of an international public accounting firm. His father has just taken a position as a purchasing agent for one of the public accounting firm’s Aster clients. Has Mr. John’s independence been impaired with respect to this audit client? Has the public accounting firm’s independence been impaired if John does not work on the audit?
John works as a manager in the Aster office of an international public accounting firm. His father has just taken a position as a purchasing agent for one of the public accounting firm’s Aster clients. Has Mr. John’s independence been impaired with respect to this audit client? Has the public accounting firm’s independence been impaired if John does not work on the audit?
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- John works as a manager in the Aster office of an international public accounting firm. His father has just taken a position as a purchasing agent for one of the public accounting firm’s Aster clients. Has Mr. John’s independence been impaired with respect to this audit client? Has the public accounting firm’s independence been impaired if John does not work on the audit?
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