INAA GROUP - Becoming a member

Firms interested in becoming a member of the INAA network should in the first instance contact the Chairman Lionel Newton on secretariat@inaa.org with their name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail details and a brief statement advising where they have offices and a geographical area they feel could be serviced by their office.

INAA grants an exclusive territory and considers a suitable geographical exclusive area of a firm to be "a cohesive industrial/economic area within which clients are geographically serviceable by a member firm". Once contact has been made, a detailed questionnaire and additional information about INAA will be sent to the prospective member.

For more details on becoming a member of INAA follow the links below:
Advantages of membership
Objectives of INAA
Membership Criteria
Procedure for Membership

Advantages of membership of a professional organisation such as INAA


	Small and medium-sized firms can join together and emulate larger firms by establishing their own network of non-competing firms.

	Most members have increased their client bases through member referrals and strategic alliances made with each other.

	INAA holds two member conferences annually. These give the members the opportunity to discuss strategy, including planning, with their international peers without the fear of divulging information to competitors. Members often leave these meetings with new referral and business opportunities.

	The opportunity to network provides each member firm with new and powerful practice development tools. Each member takes advantage of the geographical and financial leverage smaller firms enjoy when they band together.

	As the professional grows even more competitive in the coming decade, small and medium firms need to find new ways to leverage their existing services and intellectual capacities. An international network such as INAA provides just the opportunity to meet this challenge.

	The key to the success of any international alliance is the commitment from each member firm to take its membership seriously.

Objectives of INAA


	To establish an international association of accountants and auditors suitably qualified in their countries of origin.

	To facilitate the liaison between member firms so that they can obtain advice on international matters affecting their clients and the accountancy profession internationally.

	To facilitate the referral of professional work on an exclusive basis between member firms.

Membership Criteria


	Member firms should have the required qualifications to carry out professional work in the country in which they conduct their business.

	Member firms should have the relevant staff and facilities to provide a high quality and efficient service to other members of INAA.

	Member firms must be subject to the rules, regulations and disciplinary code existing within their respective countries.

	Member firms should have adequate professional indemnity insurance.

Procedure for Membership


The geographical area is closely defined. INAA is currently limiting an exclusive area to one city or some other method of describing an economic zone. This could involve the suburbs of a city or surrounding highways.

1.	A potential new member may be identified in one of several ways. These could include personal recommendation by an INAA member, advertisement in professional press, mailshot, etc.

2.	In the case of a mailshot, INAA publicity material will be sent (latest brochure, newsletter, short prospective member profile).

3.	The prospective member profile will be reviewed and the new firm’s acceptability will be confirmed with the Board.

4.	Full prospective member profile will be sent.

5.	Full profile will be reviewed and acceptability confirmed with Board.

6.	INAA agreement/deed of adherence will be sent and references will be obtained.

7.	Pre-membership inspection visit will be carried out and completed INAA quality standard obtained.

8.	Deed of adherence signed by new member.