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Artifact's Omni AI uses plain language to automate workflows
Artifact announced the launch of its new Omni agentic workflow solution meant to help firms orchestrate complex, multi-system and cross-platform work via describing the workflow in plain language.

Designing an AI-ready accounting function
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the finance landscape, accounting leaders face a pivotal moment.

Weaver acquires SaaS provider
The Top 50 Firm acquired Mass Ingenuity, a Portland, Oregon-based software-as-a-service company, effective April 1.

IRS telework plunged after Trump return-to-office mandate
The percentage of IRS employees who work from home plummeted from 65% to 25% last year after President Trump ordered federal employees to return to in-person work.

IRS offers guidance on nominating opportunity zone tracts
The IRS and Treasury are providing guidance on how states, territories and the District of Columbia can nominate census tracts to be qualified opportunity zones.

FASB to study data infrastructure, private credit
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is studying current trends and emerging issues in data infrastructure investments and nontraditional lending.

IRS extends business accounts to partnerships, nonprofits, gov'ts
The Internal Revenue Service expanded its Business Tax Accounts to partnerships, tax-exempt organizations, and federal, state, local and tribal governments.

Wisconsin licensure law goes into effect
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a bill into law on April 3, establishing an additional pathway to CPA licensure.

Strategy posts $14.5B unrealized loss in Q1
The Bitcoin accumulator adopted accounting standards last year that require changes in the fair value of its holdings to flow through earnings.

Robinhood, BNY Mellon tapped to run Trump accounts
The Internal Revenue Service said that the funds should have annual fees and expenses of no more than 0.1%.










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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.