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284 <strong>Intern<strong>at</strong>ional</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Services</strong><br />
Table 8.6. Influences on Account<strong>in</strong>g Firms and <strong>Services</strong> (cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />
Potential regul<strong>at</strong>ory restrictions to reform<br />
Potential restrictions<br />
Discrim<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ory tre<strong>at</strong>ment<br />
of nonn<strong>at</strong>ionals<br />
Reform <strong>in</strong>iti<strong>at</strong>ives<br />
Determ<strong>in</strong>e measures <strong>in</strong> the home market th<strong>at</strong> distort<br />
competition rel<strong>at</strong>ive to n<strong>at</strong>ional and foreign firms; determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
measures <strong>in</strong> export markets of <strong>in</strong>terest th<strong>at</strong> distort<br />
competition rel<strong>at</strong>ive to n<strong>at</strong>ional and foreign firms; <strong>in</strong> consult<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
with professional bodies and governmental authorities,<br />
assess the impact of such measures on bus<strong>in</strong>ess oper<strong>at</strong>ions;<br />
ref<strong>in</strong>e such measures to ensure they are no more trade<br />
restrictive than necessary<br />
Source: Authors’ compil<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Table 8.7. Restrictions on the <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>in</strong> Account<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Services</strong><br />
Restrictions Impact on professionals Influence <strong>in</strong> the marketplace<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ionality and<br />
residency<br />
requirements<br />
Opaque and<br />
cumbersome<br />
procedures for the<br />
recognition of<br />
qualific<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Equity limit<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
on foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors<br />
Limits access to foreign<br />
account<strong>in</strong>g professionals with<br />
current technology and new<br />
expertise<br />
Constra<strong>in</strong>s the potential<br />
scope and expertise of<br />
practic<strong>in</strong>g accountants <strong>in</strong> the<br />
domestic market<br />
Inhibits practic<strong>in</strong>g<br />
accountants from l<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
<strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional firms<br />
Reduces ability to build<br />
commercial rel<strong>at</strong>ionships with<br />
foreign firms<br />
M<strong>in</strong>imizes export potential<br />
Delays or deters collabor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
with foreign partners<br />
Cre<strong>at</strong>es obstacles to particip<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> multicountry<br />
projects<br />
Particularly detrimental to<br />
microfirms with limited<br />
resources<br />
Restricts f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
domestic sources<br />
Users of account<strong>in</strong>g services may<br />
lose access to higher-quality, lowercost<br />
services<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ionality and residency requirements<br />
act as a cap on the<br />
productivity of commercial<br />
enterprises reliant on account<strong>in</strong>g<br />
services: for example, agricultural,<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustrial, and manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
production facilities<br />
Reduces efficiencies <strong>in</strong> the public<br />
sector entities reliant on professional<br />
account<strong>in</strong>g services: for example,<br />
wastew<strong>at</strong>er tre<strong>at</strong>ment, transport<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
systems, electricity grids, and so on<br />
Cre<strong>at</strong>es a drag on productivity<br />
Problem<strong>at</strong>ic if a shallow f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />
services market does not provide<br />
adequ<strong>at</strong>e credit or f<strong>in</strong>ance for<br />
account<strong>in</strong>g firms