Liesa Schaller
Associate
Tax Advisor | Certified Foundation Consultant | Team Lead Work Organization
"The best way to predict the future is to create it" - Abraham Lincoln
Career
Vita
2024
Appointment as Tax advisor
2021
HADLEY
2020-2021
Certification as Foundation Advisor
2018-2021
Economics and Business Administration studies, FernUniversität Hagen (M.Sc.)
2013-2018
Business Administration studies, University of Münster (B.Sc.)
Areas of Practice
Succession consulting
Foundations
Preparation of annual financial statements
Professional Expertise
Shortly before completing my bachelor's degree, we had the opportunity to choose specializations. A good friend and fellow student asked if I wanted to join him in taking the tax specialization - my answer was a clear "No," as taxes seemed "totally boring" to me at the time. Today, this statement is often quoted along with the question of what has happened since then. In short: I landed at HADLEY and have been passionate about tax law and all its facets ever since. I'm particularly interested in succession planning and foundations. I'm all the more excited that at HADLEY we are intensively working on the emerging field of stewardship ownership - an area that will certainly gain importance in the future.
Publications
Beilage Steuerberater Intern 24/25, 02.12.2025, „Familienstiftungen in der Nachfolgeberatung (Teil II): Von Stiftungszweck bis zum Steuerklassenprivileg“ (Supplement Tax Consultant Internal 24/25, 2 December 2025, “Family Foundations in Succession Advisory (Part II): From Foundation Purpose to the Tax Class Privilege”)
Beilage Steuerberater Intern 16/25, 12.08.2025, „Familienstiftungen in der Nachfolgeberatung (Teil I): Rechtliche, steuerliche und organisatorische Grundlagen“ (Supplement Tax Consultant Internal 16/25, 12 August 2025, “Family Foundations in Succession Advisory (Part I): Legal, Tax and Organizational Fundamentals”)
Beilage Steuerberater Intern 19/25, 23.09.2025, „Bürgerstiftungen – Rising Star in der lokalen Gemeinnützigkeit?“ (Supplement Tax Consultant Internal 19/25, 23 September 2025, “Community Foundations – Rising Star in Local Non-Profit Activities?”)
Personal
Münster by Choice, East Westphalian by Tongue
I moved to Münster for my studies in 2013 and knew within the first week that this city would become my long-term home. Nevertheless, friends, colleagues, and clients still regularly expose me as a genuine East Westphalian by my choice of words. Learning Masematte (Münster's historical dialect) is still on my to-do list!
Kitchen Over Rat Race
Cooking has always been a passion of mine – and simultaneously the perfect way to unwind. During my university years, I even went all out as a food blogger for a while. What I love most is bringing many people together around one table, because good food tastes best in good company.
Organization Aficionado
Order has always been half my life – as a child, I used to sort my pencils by color; today, I optimize and design processes. As team leader for work organization, I can now live out my passion for structure in our firm – so my slight obsession with order keeps things running smoothly...
