South Barrington

For years, Kaizen CPA has provided CPA services for the people and small businesses of South Barrington, Sutton and the surrounding townships in Cook County. From back-office solutions to payroll to making sure a small business has a chance to succeed and grow, we’ve loved getting to know the folks behind the businesses in South Barrington.

The best part of our job? We’ve had the privilege of seeing South Barrington businesses flourish and grow. We love working with small-town businesses because, with them, it’s more than just business growth. It’s the relationships that make a business great. It’s about building a community together. Nowhere is that more evident than South Barrington, a great town with several burgeoning small businesses. Kaizen CPAs + Advisors is a deeply service-oriented, licensed CPA firm for South Barrington small businesses. But we don’t just work here, we live here too.

Most small business owners in South Barrington have to learn their craft, trade, and profession “on the job.” In other words, they learned from working in the business. In most small businesses, the owner is the CEO, CFO, HR chief, sales team, and custodian. Many small business owners don’t know how to minimize their taxes or how to best structure their companies - and many don’t handle cash flow well either. We provide folks in the South Barrington area with sound financial advice to keep them informed. We also act as business management counsel to keep these businesses inspired along their journey. Our CPA clients in South Barrington tell us our education and guidance provides the kind of confidence that allows them to sleep better.

Axat (Ax) Shah

Axat (or ‘Ax’ as his clients and colleagues fondly refer to him), started working in the field of accounting from an early age of 19. Prior to moving to the United States in 2016, Ax worked as an intern for a public accounting firm in India for 3 years and graduated from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (India) with a degree in accounting and finance...

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Ax continued his education at Harper College, Illinois, and earned his CPA license in 2019. He worked as staff accountant at a CPA firm in Chicago suburbs before joining the Kaizen team in 2020. Ax’s clients love him for the personal attention he provides. He sees himself as a partner of the business he serves (without the profit share, of course).Outside of the office, Ax enjoys playing cricket and captains his side in a local league. He and his beautiful wife love hiking in the national parks together and have made it a goal to visit one park each year.

Harsha Joshi

Harsha joined the firm in 2020. Harsha graduated in accounting from Mumbai University in Mumbai, India and then earned a Chartered Accountancy (CA) designation (equivalent to CPA in USA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1981. She then worked with A.F. Ferguson & Co. (now part of Delloite, a Big 4 accounting Firm)...

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...and later as a head of taxation with a multinational company in India, gaining vast experience in audits, personal/entity taxation, and international taxation, for almost four decades. Harsha relocated to the US in 2018 and passed all four sections of her CPA exam in the first attempt. (It’s no small feat!)

When not crunching numbers and helping her clients grow their small businesses, Harsha enjoys reading, cooking, and traveling with her husband to various countries, where they enjoy nature and visiting monuments. At the top of her list: spoiling her grandchild!

Sanjay Asija

With extensive education in the fields of accounting and finance, law and taxation, and business administration, in 2001, Sanjay founded his firm, Asija CPA PC, in Hoffman Estates, IL, relocating to Arlington Heights in 2019. Originally from India himself, Sanjay built a team of professionals in Ludhiana, India, a team that would prove to be instrumental...

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...in the growth of his US firm. In 2017, Sanjay merged his firm with VBL & Associates SC in Kenosha, WI, to form SCL CPA PC, finally merging with Kaizen CPAs + Advisors in 2022.

Over the years, Sanjay developed a concentration in strategic planning, development, and firm operations. As an Advanced Certified Profit First Professional and small business advisor, Sanjay has made it his mission to help small business owners grow their businesses, profitably. Sanjay feels those two concepts often are - but shouldn't be - mutually exclusive.

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It has been a wonderful experience since the beginning. We feel that we have a true partnership. They care about the well-being of our business and keep us up to date on all changes that affect us. Communicating with them is excellent. They are always super responsive and always get our work done in a timely manner. The reporting is superb, and every person that we have dealt with has been great.

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Kelley Landscape and Patio have been using James Hamlin for many years. It's been great having a partner that knows all the ins and outs of Federal and State tax laws. They help me strategize and plan capital expenditures, handle my payroll, file my taxes, and handle all the annoying stuff so I can focus on designing and building awesome backyards. Thanks, Eric for all your help and support!

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Kelley Landscape

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South Barrington

Serving South Barrington and surrounding communities since 2000