Auditing as the Main Method of Financial Control of Educational Institutions of Higher Education (EIHE): Peculiarities of the Legal Regulation

Educational institutions of higher education (EIHE) in modern conditions are active financial and economic entities. At the same time, taking into account the existing realities, the methods of financial control of these organizations are being improved. The article attempts to analyze auditing as a method of financial control, the goals and main objectives of the audit, the types of audit. The author classifies auditing of educational institutions of higher education in accordance with the audited period of economic activity of an educational organization, techniques and methods depending on the subject of inspection, an organizational method, the degree of coverage of financial and economic activities of educational institutions of higher education or the range of issues of verification of its activities. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that within the financial control of the activities of the EIHEs, auditing is one of the main methods of financial control aimed at assessing the state of financial discipline, determining the reliability of accounting and identifying financial violations associated with the use of budgetary and extra-budgetary funds.

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