An audit is important because:

• It gives credibility to a set of financial statements and gives shareholders confidence that the accounts are true and correct.
• It can help improve a company's internal controls and systems.
• Discover possible accounting errors or frauds committed;
• Verify the company's compliance with the tax legislation and accounting rules in force;
• Interpret the financial statements, assets and results of your company;
• Ensures risk management, following the analysis of financial statements;
• Measure the performance of your company;
• Provide clear, accurate, transparent and up-to-date results in the audit report, on which you can base your future decisions.
• The solvency of a company is assessed
• The difficulties registered at the accounting and internal control system are signaled and proposals are submitted regarding the elimination of these shortcomings.