The Kaizen Team

Author profile for The Kaizen Team of Kaizen CPAs + Advisors. On this page you can see all the blog posts that The Kaizen Team have written.

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Payroll Compliance Without Panic: What Employers Need to Watch

Payroll compliance isn’t just about filing forms on time. It’s about understanding how federal rules interact with state and local...

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Major IRS Audit Triggers Every Small Business Should Understand

As IRS staffing shortages continue, enforcement hasn’t slowed—it’s shifted. This discussion covers how automated data matching now drives audit...

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How the One Big Beautiful Bill Turns 2026 Into a Year of Action

The One Big Beautiful Bill has turned 2026 from a year of hesitation into a year of action for small business owners. With key tax provisions...

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Business Meal Deductions in 2025 and 2026

The rules around business meal deductions have tightened, and confusion is costing business owners real money. In this Kaizen Time discussion,...

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The IRS Is Eliminating Paper Checks. Here’s What That Means for You

The IRS has officially phased out paper checks for both payments and refunds. That shift affects how business owners send money to the IRS, how...

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How to Employ and Pay Your Children in Your Business

If your kids help in your business or you’re thinking about bringing them in, there’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. In this...

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How Buyers Decide What Your Business Is Worth

Understanding what your business is worth starts with how buyers evaluate cash flow, consistency, and risk. In this Kaizen Time episode, Eric...

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How to Build a Remote Culture That Actually Works

Remote culture doesn’t happen by accident. In this Kaizen Time conversation, Eric Joern breaks down what it takes to build a team that works...

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Can Your Company Make a 4 Day Workweek Work?

In this Kaizen Time conversation, Eric Joern explains how a four-day workweek works in real businesses, why some shops are seeing higher...

Kaizen Time episode from Blood, Sweat & Business titled ‘Return to Office Mandates, Why?’ presented by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors.

Are Return-to-Office Mandates the Right Answer?

Return-to-office mandates are back in the spotlight, but are they really about productivity, or something else entirely? In this Kaizen Time...

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How Scammers Try to Steal Payroll

Protecting payroll is part of protecting your business. When employee pay is disrupted, trust is disrupted. In this episode, Brian Bride, Director of...

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How Tax On Overtime and Tips Really Works

What does the IRS really allow when it comes to tax savings on overtime pay and tips? In this episode of Kaizen Time, Brian Bride, Director of...

Kaizen Time podcast episode “Early Pay with Earned Wage Access,” presented by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors, exploring flexible pay and payroll solutions.

Attract Talent through Flexible Pay Using Earned Wage Access

What if your employees could get paid tomorrow for the hours they worked today? In this episode, Brian Bride, Director of Payroll Operations at

Kaizen Time episode titled “How to Make & Measure KPIs” from the Blood, Sweat & Business podcast, featuring a close-up of a person in a suit wearing boxing gloves, symbolizing strength and focus in business metrics, presented by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors.

How to Build KPIs That Actually Guide Better Business Decisions

This episode of Kaizen Time breaks down how small business owners can create simple, effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that actually...

Kaizen Time podcast episode titled 'How AI Will Change Payroll,' part of the Blood, Sweat & Business series, featuring boxing gloves imagery and branding from Kaizen CPAs + Advisors.

How AI Will Absolutely Dominate in Payroll

This episode of Kaizen Time explores how AI is transforming payroll, from automating routine tasks and improving accuracy to surfacing insights...

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How to Contain and Control Complexity in Your Business

This episode of Kaizen Time shares practical financial and operational advice for small business owners looking to reduce complexity and gain...

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Is Bigger Business Actually Better? What Smart Growth Takes

This episode of Kaizen Time delivers practical financial insight for small business owners weighing growth. Discover whether bigger is truly...

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