The audit partner has told you that the independence threats arising from YHT & Co performing the review engagement should be monitored carefully. Which of the following is likely to cause the audit partner most concern?
A、According to the ACCA Code of Ethics, YHT & Co is prohibited from providing other assurance services to an audit client.
B、The review engagement is likely to give rise to a self-review threat, as the outcomes of the review could form the basis of the financial statements which the audit team will audit.
C、The lucrative nature of the review engagement may make the external audit team less inclined to require management to make adjustments or to issue a modified audit opinion, for fear of losing the review engagement.
D、If the new review engagement causes YHT & Co’s fee income from BJM to exceed 15% of the firm’s total fees, the ACCA Code of Ethics states that the new engagement must be turned down