Modern Ideas of Audit

This paper describes how the emergence and development of new ideas as part of the modern audit based on the trends of social and economic development of society. The conditions of the audit as a profession in European legislation have been defined. Peculiarities of the audit as an information system have been substantiated. The modern structure of assurance engagements, which is regulated by international standards, the specific features of the audit, review, assurance engagements, other related services have been analyzed. The specificity of tripartite relations, functions and role of practitioners, users and responsible parties have been substantiated. The process of forming an audit opinion have bee analized. It have been proved that the audit activity should be considered as a branch of socially necessary labor that requires special knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the audit, review, other assurance objectives, related services, under which the conviction is not expressed, scientific - pedagogical, organizational and methodologies.