alleryStart learning →Twenty years of close ties with a client create which threat?
ASelf-review
BAdvocacy
CFamiliarity
DIntimidation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Familiarity
A long close relationship makes the auditor too sympathetic to the client's views, which is the familiarity threat.
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