AICPA independence requirements suggest that a CPA should evaluate whether a particular threat to independence would lead a reasonable person, aware of all the relevant facts, to conclude that:   a A questioning mind reveals doubt as to independence. b An unacceptable risk of non-independence exists. c The accountant is definitely not independent. d There is substantial cause for a legal finding of non-independence.

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