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IRS plans to take action against nonfilers of tax returns
The IRS will be cracking down further on people who fail to file tax returns after earlier efforts didn't do enough, according to a new report.

Economic confidence increases, but businesses pull back on spending
Economic confidence improved modestly in the third quarter, but businesses still pulled back on spending amid uncertainty, according to an AICPA and CIMA.

Tech news: New Deloitte practice incorporates open source AI models
Plus, LogicGate 2026 release include GRC agents, lifecycle management solution; Deel launches retirement solution; and other accounting tech news.

Tax 'traps' and capital gains strategies for in-kind charitable donations
While donating stock is a clear win for clients to avoid capital gains taxes, gifts of property require a qualified appraisal to get a deduction.

On the move: RKL installs new CEO
Plus, Bonadio names a new CHRO; Rea appoints its first-ever chief growth officer; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

What offshoring vendors don't want you to know
Confronted by a chronic talent shortage, fee compression and ever-increasing workloads, more U.S. accounting firms are turning to offshore talent.

Jon Voight-led group pushes for Trump-backed film credit bill this month
A group led by the actor Jon Voight is hoping to get legislation introduced in Congress that would create new federal tax incentives for film and TV production in the U.S.

Australia says probes reveal hundreds of audit-sector complaints
Australia's top corporate cop is grappling with cleaning up a sector mired in scandal in recent years.

KPMG scandal fires up Australian lawmakers to demand audit shakeup
Piece by piece, parliamentary hearings into KPMG Australia laid bare the tensions at the heart of the nation's audit industry.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Keep on truckin'
Special Tax Shelter Strategy; ghost prepared; material falsehoods; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
















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.