To keep an auditor's independence intact

an auditor's relationship with the client should not look like it will impair the objective judgment in the eyes of a reasonable observer

an auditor needs to be either independent in fact or independent in appearance

the SEC wants the auditing service and the tax related service to be provided by the same audit firm

the SEC prohibits an auditor from providing any service to his$/$her client other than auditing

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