alleryStart learning →An auditor owns shares in the company being audited. Which threat is created?
ASelf-interest
BIntimidation
CAdvocacy
DFamiliarity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Self-interest
A financial stake in the audit client gives the auditor a personal interest in the result, a self-interest threat.
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