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Politicians and campaigners are fond of saying that companies should pay their ‘fair share’ of tax, but the phrase is over-used and lacks legal meaning and backing, becoming little more than a cliché. However, new research has identified clauses in the Constitutions of 15 countries – including two of the G7 member states – which identify an obligation to contribute to the public purse. Joe Stanley-Smith explores how this could force companies to take more notice of the fair-share debate.

Companies beginning a new business venture in Nigeria face complex compliance rules on their transfer pricing in the first three years. Victor Adegite and Adedayo Adebowale of KPMG Nigeria guide businesses through the possible hurdles.

Roelof Gerritsen and Ivo Kuipers, both partners at Atlas Tax Lawyers in the Netherlands, look at why the country will remain a prime location for multinationals and foreign investors as governments worldwide transition towards more harmonised tax rules in line with the OECD’s BEPS Project.

VAT Specialist Petri Saukko has joined Hannes Snellman in Helsinki as the firm expands its tax team, which focuses on tax advice in major transactions and complex tax disputes.

Companies could continue to face a double tax charge after an Opinion from a European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general said that the UK and Gibraltar should be treated as a single entity for tax purposes in the high-profile Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Commission case.

Saudi Arabia has become the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to approve the region’s proposed 5% VAT as the region moves ahead with the biggest tax change in recent years.

Bahrain’s Minister of Finance Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa has signed the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) agreement on unified VAT and selective taxation, paving the way for VAT to be introduced across the six member nations from 2018.

Corporation tax in France is too high and should be cut to the European average to allow French companies to remain competitive, advisers have told the French Parliament.

India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised to clean up India’s economy in an effort to boost revenue through better compliance measures rather than tax hikes in his 2017-18 budget.

The Cragus Group has expanded its tax leadership team with the appointment of Mariel Yard in the Dubai office, United Arab Emirates.