Mr. Bates, a partner in the Salt Lake City office, will have no client responsibilities of any kind relating to the Grantham Corporation audit (a private company audited by the Salt Lake City office). Is Mr. Bates a covered member who must be independent of Grantham Corporation?
Yes, because he is a partner in the firm
No, because Grantham is a private company
Yes, because he is a partner in the Salt Lake City office
No, because he provides no services to Grantham Corporation
Answer is
Yes, because he is a partner in the Salt Lake City office
Explanation
The SEC's definition of a "covered person" in the firm, with respect to an audit client includes the following:
Individuals on the audit engagement team
Personnel in the chain of command over members of the audit engagement team or concerning the conduct of the audit
any professionals who provide any professional service to an audit client
any other partner, principal, or shareholder from an office of the accounting firm that participates in a significant portion of the audit
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