This research aims to test and analyze whether there is an effect of independence on the ability of auditors to detect fraud by using the intervening variable of professional skepticism. The method used is the analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with 34 auditors of the Audit Board of Finance and Development of West Kalimantan Province (BPKP) as the object. This research finds that independence has a positive but insignificant effect on the ability of auditors to detect fraud, while professional skepticism has a positive and significant effect on the ability of auditors to detect fraud, and professional skepticism can be a full mediation between independence and the ability of auditors to detect fraud.
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