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FASAB seeks new executive director
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is looking for a new leader to succeed its current executive director, Monica Valentine, who plans to retire at the end of this year after over 35 years at FASAB.

IRS to promote Saver's Match under TrumpIRA program
The IRS and the Treasury want taxpayers to take advantage of the federal Saver's Match program for retirement accounts as part of the new TrumpIRA.gov website.

PCAOB swears in new board member
The Public Accounting Oversight Board today swore in Kyle Hauptman as a board member at a ceremony at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

IRS Compliance Assurance Process benefits questioned
With extensive staffing cuts at the IRS since last year, fresh questions are arising over the usefulness of the CAP program.

Sax expands advisory bench
Sax acquired SFS Financial in Kinnelon, New Jersey, strengthening the Top 75 Firm's advisory capabilities.

IRS took twice as long to process paper tax returns this year
The IRS needed a month to process paper tax returns this filing season, double the amount last year, due to staffing shortages and unavailable systems.

Don't overlook Argentina when considering offshoring destinations
Argentina is quickly becoming a promising offshoring destination, not just for the accounting profession, but for technology and other back-office services.

KPMG Australia under scrutiny after Parliament document release
The saga has triggered a leadership shake-up at the firm after whistleblower allegations that confidential client information was used to help secure business.

Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as Trump's attorney general
The confirmation followed a weeks-long saga over a controversial personal settlement Blanche authorized for Trump over leaks of his tax information years ago.

Successfully navigating the dawn of AI
John LaMancuso, CEO of K1X talks about what accountants are getting right — and wrong — with AI.







About Us

Bill Frost

Bill received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master’s of Business Administration from Georgia State University.  Bill worked for the Internal Revenue Service and for a national public accounting firm before starting his own practice in 1972.  Bill Frost and Charlie Fiveash were partners at Fiveash & Frost, LLP until Charlie’s retirement in December 2013.  Bill is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Bill is married and has three children and seven grandchildren.

Jennifer Bare

Jennifer received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia and a Master’s in Taxation from Georgia State University.  Jennifer began her accounting and tax career at Georgia- Pacific Corporation and has been working in public accounting since 1999.  Jennifer is a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Jennifer is married and has three children.

Jan Byrd

Jan joined our firm in January 2014.  Jan is a Certified Public Accountant with an Accounting degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.  Jan has work experience in both fields of audit and tax.  Jan is married and has three children.