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Tax Fraud Blotter: Bunch of gems
The big clean up; turning down the volume; it's a killing; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council members appointed
The trustees overseeing the Financial Accounting Foundation have named three new members of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

Guidance coming on recovering dyed fuel excise tax
The Treasury and the IRS are asking that taxpayers hold off on claims until they clarify the rules.

CPA Canada signs pact with African accounting group
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pan African Federation of Accountants.

The top 10 criminal tax cases of 2025
The IRS Criminal Investigation unit cited its top cases that led to multiyear prison sentences and multimillion-dollar financial settlements for tax crimes.

A yellow light never turns green
Accounting firm leaders should stop waiting for struggling people, processes and clients to change on their own.

Bitcoin's slide sets up an unusual tax harvesting opportunity
Unlike equity investors, who must plan around the 31-day exclusion window, cryptocurrency holders can sell and repurchase in the same session.

Halfpricesoft launches ez1099 2025 solution
Accounting software company Halfpricesoft unveiled its ez1099 2025 solution for the preparation, printing and e-filing of essential IRS forms for businesses and tax professionals.

M&A Watch: Mergers at year's end
Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd is merging in another Kansas firm; RRBB added the team from Gail Rosen CPA; and Ketel Thorstenson expanded in Wyoming.

Plan in Washington State marks rising interest in taxing millionaires
Democrats across the U.S. are increasingly exploring taxes as a way to capture the populist moment and address the country's widening wealth gap.
















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.