Tiff placed in Indesign and set to Multiply mode - potential problems?

I am set to send a file to print and would appreciate any heads up on any potential problems.
It's a simple file: cmyk yellow background colour with a bog standard Tiff of black line artwork. Because the Tiff is black artwork on a white background I've set the tiff to multiply mode so the white vanishes and I'm left with just the black lines on the yellow backround.
Is this the best way to go about this or does it (multiply mode) create problems? Would italways be best to attempt to create a psd with the black line work on a seperate layer (not a white background but transparent)? What's the "industry standard" way to handle this?
Thanks.

If the artwork is just black ink, it should be saved as Grayscale or Bitmap mode. The white parts will take on the color of the frame fill. Grays will be somewhere between black and fill color, depending on the density, or you can change the black to another color.

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