ACCA · Question 27 · Syllabus F: Professional ethics
ChemWorks, a heavy manufacturing firm, hired an accounting firm to design and implement a new inventory valuation software system. Six months later, ChemWorks hires the exact same accounting firm to conduct their annual statutory external audit, which includes auditing the inventory valuations produced by the new software.
Which structural threat to independence does this situation create?
Answer options:
Self-interest threat
Self-review threat
Advocacy threat
Familiarity threat
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