You are an audit senior working at AUDITFIX, a professional services firm operating in the Sydney area. You are currently working on the audit of AMAZONE, an online e-commerce retailer that was founded in Sydney in 2016.

During a lunch while on the audit, you find out that a junior member of the audit team holds shares in AMAZONE. This member has been actively involved in the audit of AMAZONEs inventory over the last two weeks, a high-risk area identified by the audit partner before the audit commenced.

Q1. Identify one independence threat from the information presented above. Briefly explain your answer in 50 words or less.