Accountants' code of ethics states that independence
is the attitude expected by a public
accountant no to have a personal interest in
the execution of his duty, in contrast to the
principles of integrity and objectivity. Barry
(2003) also found that auditors who have
expertise and provide an independent opinion
on the viability of companies tend to be
much better than auditors who only have one
characteristic. Meanwhile, Deist and Giroux
(1992) says that the conflict of power, the
client can press against the auditor for professional
standards and in a size large,
healthy financial condition of clients can be
used as a tool to pressure the auditor to
change auditors’ opinion. This can make the
auditor will not be able to survive with that
client pressure, causing them to weaken
independence. The position of auditors is
also a dilemma so that they are required to
meet the client's wishes. Yet, the auditor
action may also violate the professional
standards as a reference for their work (Nizarul,
Trisni and Liliek, 2007).