Offering comprehensive expertise for privately held companies and individuals
AICPA and NASBA name Elijah Watt Sells Award winners
Of the CPA exam candidates who completed testing in 2025, only six passed all four sections on the first attempt to qualify for the award.

KPMG Australia fallout widens
Australia's central bank and one of the country's biggest pension funds are distancing themselves from KPMG Australia amid whistleblower misconduct allegations.

The 2026 Wealth Magnets: The challenges of growth
For the 2026 Top Firms by Assets Under Management, managing the growth of their own practices is as much a challenge as growing their clients' wealth.

Accounting is a profession, and the public should care
The Education Department's refusal to characterize accounting degrees as 'professional' is much more than just a rhetorical problem.

Boomer's Blueprint: Leadership is critical in the Age of AI
The problem is not that the technology team lacks competence. The problem is that AI transformation is not a technology project.

Tax Strategy: The July deadline for protective refund claims for COVID tax penalties and interest
Millions of taxpayers may be potentially entitled to COVID penalty and interest relief and need to preserve that right.

Accounting talent shortage surges
The average number of open accounting and finance roles per company has skyrocketed to 17, up from five in 2025 and just two in 2024, according to a new report.

Tax as deal architecture
In divestitures, tax does more than optimize a chosen structure. Tax influences whether a deal perimeter, legal entity structure, diligence story and separation plan are workable.

Private sector added 122K jobs in May
Employment in the private sector grew by 122,000 jobs last month, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday, in a positive sign for the economy despite rising inflation and fears of AI displacing entry-level positions.

San Diego rejects tax on second homes left vacant much of year
A budget analyst estimated about 5,100 properties would have been eligible for the tax, generating between $9.2 million to $21.4 million in its first year.










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.