Below are different scenarios of independence that could be associated with an audit engagement. For each of the scenarios (a-j), identify the independence issues and outline any measures the auditor could put in place to mitigate the impact of the issue on the audit.

a. Adnan Hussein is a CPA working for a national firm. He is at his desk when he overhears his colleague Joan having a phone conversation. She is telling the person on the other end of the call that Gupta Co., the firm's largest audit client, is about to release its audited annual financial statements and the results are spectacular. Joan says she just bought some shares as she expects that the share price will go up.

b. John Drake, a partner at Drake and Buetz, is meeting with a potential new client. The client recently saw the firm's TV advertisement claiming that the firm was 'the premier accounting firm in western Canada." The client requires a review engagement report with its financial statements to obtain a bank loan. John advises that his fee will be 10 percent of any bank loan granted.

c. Sue Chen, CPA, is working on the audit engagement for Jones Construction, a reporting issuer. Jose, the accountant at Jones Construction, is unsure how to calculate the tac provision. Sue has advised Jose not to worry. She will prepare the tax provision and ensure that the disclosures are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) so that she can issue an unmodified audit opinion.

d. Sue Chen is working on the audit engagement for Clara's Cleaning Services, a private entity. During the course of the engagement, she prepares a number of routine journal entries. She makes the required adjustments and reviews them with Clara, who signs off on them, before she releases the financial statements.

e. Sue Chen is working on the compilation engagement for Franks Foods, a private entity. During the course of the engagement, she prepares a number of routine journal entries. She makes the required adjustments before she releases the financial statement.

f. Jack Bond is a partner in a national firm. He is responsible for the audit for Canada Bank. He recently purchased a car for his daughter and took out a car loan with Canada Bank.

g. Philip Monroe is a partner in a national firm. The firm is the auditor for Canada Bank. Philip's father-in-law is the chief operating officer for Canada Bank.

h. James Lei, CPA, is reviewing his firm's accounts receivable. He notices that one of his largest audit clients has not paid its fees for the past two years.

i. Alison Kotecha, CPA, is meeting with a potential new audit client, Klein Advertising. She paid Johan Smit, a former colleague, $1,000 for the referral. Although she hasn't performed any audit engagements for the past four years, she did recently take a GAAP course. During the meeting, she reads over the prior year's financial statements and tells the client she will accept the engagement. After reading the financial statements, she is certain that the fee will be less than the fee charged by the previous auditor.

j. Matt Green, CPA, is married to Jennifer Green, who owns Muffins to Go, a small private entity. Jennifer is a baker and not an accountant. However, she needs a set of financial statements prepared to attach to her tax return. Her husband Matt tells her that he will prepare them.