# Elijah Keaton

**Compliance & Tax Manager**

Elijah Keaton is a compliance and tax leader at Zeal. In his role as Compliance & Tax Manager, Elijah oversees Zeal’s tax strategy, compliance operations, and regulatory affairs related to employment, withholding, and payroll across multiple U.S. jurisdictions. He plays a critical role ensuring Zeal’s platform remains up to date with evolving tax laws, state and local mandates, and compliance obligations. Elijah brings deep subject matter knowledge to Zeal’s mission of transforming global payroll and financial operations. He collaborates with engineering, product, legal, and operations teams to operationalize tax rules at scale, reduce risk, and maintain compliance while enabling Zeal’s customers to run payroll seamlessly.

## Education
**BA, Economics and Accounting, University of California, Santa Barbara**

## Expertise
**Staffing Compliance, Tax Management, Payroll Management, Product Operations**

## Blogs by Elijah Keaton

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from January 2026  
*January 22, 2026*

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from May 2025  
*June 2, 2025*

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from April 2025  
*May 1, 2025*

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from March 2025  
*April 1, 2025*

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from February 2025  
*February 1, 2025*

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from January 2025  
*February 1, 2025*

### Stay Compliant: Compliance Updates from December 2024  
*January 21, 2025*