A survey of professional accountants was used to explore the degree to which changing work conditions have altered individual accountants' commitment to auditor independence. The authors find that accountants working outside of public accounting have a higher commitment to independence than do accountants working in the context of public accounting firms. In addition, accountants in large international accounting firms (i.e. the "Big Four") report lower commitment to auditor independence than do others in public accounting. And we observe that older accountants report stronger commitment to auditor independence and that commitment to one's client does not necessarily result in a loss of commitment to the core professional value of independence.