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Brewer Morris Director, Dalia Jennings, interviews Kim Mauleverer, an experienced VAT professional.   Tell us about you and your career to date. I started my career as a graduate at one of the Big 4 in Melbourne, Australia in 2000 – The year the GST was introduced. I moved to the UK in 2003 and spent two years working in the Indirect Tax Team at a Financial Services firm bef...

​​Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What does “choose to challenge” mean to you?  We are not yet an equal society. The gender pay gap among all employees in the UK was 15.5 per cent in 2020 and women only hold 34.5 per cent of FTSE 100 board r...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What skills and attributes do female leaders bring to create diverse leadership at management level? I strongly feel that diversity is not necessarily about gender or race, it’s about diversity of personality ...

​Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What does ‘choose to challenge’ mean to you? ‘Choose to challenge’ means a huge amount to me on both a personal and professional level. It’s about having the confidence to voice your opinion and question the ...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  How can female leaders ensure they get a seat at the table? Shirley Chisholm famously said “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring in a folding chair” and I think this is the key. You have to just g...

After obtaining your qualification(s) is the best possible time to consider your options and potentially move to a new tax role. Hiring may have slowed down during 2020 but this year has already seen an increased level of vacancies at this level with growing employers looking to bring in newly-qualified talent.   The newly qualified market is always one of the most popular w...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What does “choose to challenge” mean to you?  For me, this means being brave and calling out behaviours or actions that are in some way discriminatory and choosing to challenge them – whether that’s with colle...

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What does “choose to challenge” mean to you?  You can’t assume that people know where you stand on an issue - you have to make your position clear. Silent disapproval isn’t enough. If you hear or see something...

In the 2021 Spring Budget, Rishi Sunak extended many of the schemes aimed at helping individuals through the pandemic. It is clear that he intends to honour his manifesto pledges that there will be no increase in personal income taxes, and so the increase in corporation tax from 2023 appears to confirm that businesses will foot the bill for the significant deficit in public ...

​ Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What impact could Kamala Harris’ appointment to Vice President have on the next generation of female leaders?  A woman’s perception of leadership begins not with academic success, her first big break or when...