Abstract
Independent audit firms, which are in a continuous transformation within the framework of changing audit needs and operating structures, incorporate innovative technologies into their processes and become much more complex in terms of organizational structures. Regulations regarding the quality control standard, which started in 2002 in order to harmonize the quality-related work of audit firms, are about to be replaced by quality management standards as of today.
This study discusses the change in quality standards and their effects. As a result, while new standards that require a comprehensive transformation from control to management in quality standards allow auditing firms to follow a quality approach in line with the current practices, it may require a significant restructuring for firms of different sizes due to the changes to be made in the quality framework implemented so far.