Ethical commitment is defined as the extent to which the individual adheres to ideal moral values and their regulatory enforcement within her/his professional community. Because auditor independence is a central concept in the accounting profession, the present study focuses on the commitment that professional accountants manifest towards auditor independence. Specifically, independence commitment is defined as the extent to which the individual accountant considers auditor independence as a key attribute of the profession, and believes that regulatory standards of auditor independence (issued by the profession and/or external regulatory agencies) should be rigorously binding and enforced in the public accounting domain.