Tyler is a forensic accountant and CPA who has practiced for nine years and has established an excellent reputation for the quality of his work and for his honesty. Two years ago he and another CPA, Monica, merged their practices. Although Tyler handles all forensic accounting engagements, Monica performs attestation work.

Recently, Tyler was approached by an attorney who would like to engage him to help prepare a case for litigation. The case involves a matter that requires the skill of a forensic accountant. Tylers initial meeting went well and provided him with enough information to determine that he was qualified to perform the work needed by the attorney. Telling the attorney that he would think about whether to accept the engagement, he returned to his office.

After thinking about the potential engagement and checking his work calendar to determine whether he would be able to perform the engagement within the time period expected by the attorney, he decided that he would accept the engagement. Once he called the attorney to let her know that he would be happy to work on the case, she divulged the name of the party involved in the litigation. Tyler recognized the name immediately. It was his wifes brother-in-law (the husband of the sister of Tylers wife).

Required

a. Are there any threats that might operate to affect Tylers compliance with the code and what code rule (or rules) should Tyler consult before performing work on the engagement?

b. Under what circumstances, if any, may Tyler accept the engagement?

c. Are there any safeguards that Tyler can implement to reduce any threats that exist?