Prospects of audit development in Ukraine

The article is devoted to the problems of development of audit in Ukraine. Ukraine’s economy needs investments both from domestic and foreign investors. Although there are reasons that hinder the flow of capital. One of them is a low level of economic entities financial information credibility. Independent audit is the institute that should increase the transparency of economic information and investors’ confidence. The article discloses the audit market in Ukraine. It gradually grows despite the recession of economy of the country. There are tendencies of concentration of audit market. The number of audit firms for the period 2008–2013 decreased but the fee per one firm increased accordingly. More than 50% of the market belongs to 10 biggest audit firms and their share is gradually increasing. The lacks in audit regulation system in Ukraine are described in the article, where the main is the consolidation of regulatory function within the Audit Chamber of Ukraine (APU). The priority directions of changes in audit regulation are proposed according to the processes of European integration of Ukraine.