Under the ethical standards of the profession, which of the following situations involving nondependent members of an auditor's family is most likely to impair the independence of an individual participating in an audit engagement?
a. A parent's immaterial investment in a client
b. A first cousin's loan from a client
c. A spouse's employment with a client
d. A sibling's loan to a director of a client
Ans: c. A spouse's employment with a client
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