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Treasury targets tax exemptions for schools over racial policies
The Treasury Department escalated an effort to strip schools of their tax-exempt status if they consider race in admissions, scholarships or other areas.

Epstein's tax advice and the mysterious $158M 'work of art' for Leon Black
Many of the tools Jeffrey Epstein employed in the tax transactions cited in a report have been used by other billionaires to generate massive tax savings.

Trump administration threatens tax-exempt status of thousands of schools
The Treasury Department and the IRS issued proposed regulations threatening to end the tax-exempt status of schools that offer programs to help minority groups.

The AI skills gap in accounting is structural, not technical
The common assumption is that closing the AI skills gap means teaching accountants new technical skills. But the real gap is structural: whether a firm has redesigned its governance, roles, and workflows around AI.

Gray Griffith & Mays expands in West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia-based Gray Griffith & Mays acquired Lambright & Gutta, effective as of Sept. 2.

Trout expands dental advisory practice
Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Trout CPA acquired Schiff & Associates, expanding the firm's dental advisory practice.

Withum expands in California
The deal expands the Top 25 Firm's assurance and consulting practice, and strengthens its industry and service capabilities.

FASB proposes codification tweaks
The Financial Accounting Standards Board posted a proposed accounting standards update with targeted improvements to the Accounting Standards Codification.

NYSE internal audit requirement: Why a five-year delay is too long
A proposed NYSE rule change would let newly listed companies wait five years before establishing an internal audit function.

Private sector added 38K jobs in August as pay grew
Base pay rose 3.2% and gross pay was up 4.7% year over year, according to the new ADP Pay Insights component of the report.



















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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.