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Senators ask IRS to drop immigration status question from Form 1040
A group of Senate Democrats is calling on the IRS not to ask taxpayers about their immigration status on next year's income tax form

IRS-CI support of ICE enforcement hit tax investigations
The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation division had to divert considerable resources from its regular work to aid immigration authorities.

The buyer's best consultant on M&A is you
Outside of your client, nobody knows more about how your client's business makes money or why its numbers look the way they do than you.

ANZ to drop scandal-hit KPMG Australia as auditor after 57 years
The move adds pressure on the accounting giant that has been grappling with the fallout from allegations it improperly used confidential client information.

Trump plans to ease limits on tax-exempt diesel variety
The Trump administration is expected to unveil the plan targeting so-called dyed red diesel on Monday,

Forvis Mazars hits $2.32B in revenue
The Top 10 Firm grew by 3.5% overall, according to its 2026 Integrated Report.

Ex-cop who murdered PwC accountant gets parole
The former Dallas police officer who murdered PwC associate Botham Jean in 2018 has been granted parole seven years into her 10-year sentence.

Tech news: Grant Thornton launches enterprise assurance practice
Grant Thornton launches enterprise assurance practice; Canopy rolls out external API support; Finsider launches with automated deal support; and other accounting tech news

Elliott Davis grows consulting practice
The Top 50 Firm acquired Equify Advisors in Philadelphia, a NetSuite partner.

The $290,000 proof that AI cannot audit itself
Recent failures of AI hallucination control at large firms give weight to concerns that AI systems have deeply problematic aspects when it comes to auditing.
















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.