Independence. You audited Ruiz Rug Company's opening balance sheet and rendered an unqualified opinion on it. A month after rendering your report you are offered the position of secretary of the company’s board of directors because of the need for a complete set of officers and for convenience in signing various documents. You will have no financial interest in the company through stock ownership or otherwise, will receive no salary, will not keep the books, and will not have any influence on its financial matters other than occasional advice on income tax matters and similar advice normally given to a client by a professional accountant in public practice.

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A. Assume that you accept the offer but plan to resign the position prior to conducting your annual audit with the intention of again assuming the office after rendering an opinion on the statements. Can you render an independent opinion on the financial statements? Discuss.

B. Assume that you accept the offer on a temporary basis until the corporation is under way and can employ a secretary, In any event you would permanently resign the position before conducting your annual audit. Can you render an independent audit on the financial statements? Discuss.