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Family and Personal Relationships
Remove from team if the relationship is with a
senior person at the client with influence over the
f/s.
Employment with an Audit Client
(the director or a senior member of the audit
client
has been a member of the audit team or partner of
the firm in the past)
Listed client: for partners, ok if twelve months
have passed since the individual was Partner.
Other safeguards
-Modifying the audit plan;
-any work already undertaken by that
individual
should be independently reviewed.
-Assigning individuals to the audit team who have
sufficient experience in relation to the individual
who has joined the client.
Advocacy: threat that the auditor will promote a client’s position to the point that the his objectivity is
compromised
Legal services to audit client ( for example contract
support, litigation, mergers and acquisition legal
advice and support to clients’ internal legal
departments)
If they relate to resolving a dispute or litigation
when the amounts involved are material to the
financial Statements: not allowed
Auditor asked to
promote client/shares in a client or
asked to accompany the client
to a meeting with the
bank.
Not allowed ( politely decline)
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Intimidation: the threat that the auditor will be deterred from acting objectively because of actual or
perceived pressures, including attempts to exercise undue influence over the auditor
Threat of dismissal or replacement of auditor/or his
close family member over a disagreement about the
application of an accounting principle.
-
Tell client’s TCWG
-
ensure that all
audit engagements are
conducted in accordance with
International Standards on Auditing
-
Ensure you gather sufficient appropriate
evidence
A dominant personality at the client attempting to
influence the decision making process, for example
the application of an accounting principle.
A firm being pressured to reduce inappropriately the
extent of work performed in order to reduce fees.
An auditor feeling pressured to agree with the
judgment of a client employee because the
employee has more expertise on the matter in
question.
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