a. The audit firm of Miller and Yancy, CPAs has joined an association of other CPA firms across the country to enhance the types of professional services the firm can provide. Miller and Yancy share resources with other firms in the association, including audit methodologies and audit manuals, and common IT systems for billing and time reporting. One of the partners in Miller and Yancy has a direct financial interest in the audit client of another firm in the association. Violation of Rule 101, because when audit firms create a network with other firms to share certain characteristics, as stated above the sharing of audit methodologies and audit manuals. Rule 101 requires each network firm to be independent of audit and review clients of other network firms