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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

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