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ERC claim disputes heading to court
The IRS is continuing to challenge and audit claims for the Employee Retention Credit, extending the yearslong backlogs on processing the often dubious claims.

Clients buying businesses should consider cost segregation
Most buyers focus on price, but depreciation often matters more in certain asset classes.

5 state societies merge to form New England Society of CPAs
The state CPA societies of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont merged to form the New England Society of CPAs.

Cherry Bekaert acquires Calvetti Ferguson
The Top 20 Firm acquired Southwest Regional Leader Calvetti Ferguson, expanding its footprint in Texas and in Nashville, Tennessee.

VAR 100 2026 deadline extended to June 5
Due to high interest, Accounting Today is extending the deadline of its annual VAR 100 survey by one week until the end of the day on Friday, June 5.

PwC veteran joins Armanino
Anthony Sciarra, a tax leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, is joining Armanino's tax practice as the San Ramon, California-based firm continues to grow.

Building the architecture before the crash
Accountants don't have to wait for a major catastrophe to act on governance and oversight of AI as the systems become more enmeshed in workflows and decisions.

AI and accounting firms: The decisions that actually matter
"Will AI automate bookkeeping?" is now settled. Yes, it will. In many firms, it already has. And for the firms that haven't adopted it yet, their clients are starting to. The more useful question is what happens after.

CaronBletzer releases Atlura practice management
CaronBletzer, a New Hampshire-based CPA firm that specializes in employee benefit plan audits, announced a new practice management platform called Atlura.

SEC moves to scrap Biden-era rule on climate risk disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to formally kill rules that would have required public companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and risks.













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.