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Prager Metis names new CEO
Previously co-managing partner of the Top 100 Firm, Lori Roth will now serve as CEO.

Hg to acquire OneStream for $6.4B
Corporate performance management solutions provider OneStream has agreed to be acquired by Hg Capital, a technology investment firm.

M&A watch: Mauldin & Jenkins and Symphona expand
Mauldin & Jenkins merged in the Prinzo Group; and Schell & Hogan joined Symphona.

Small biz wage growth slowed in 2025
Hourly earnings growth at small businesses continued to decelerate in December, reflecting a pattern for much of the year, Paychex reported.

Managing cybersecurity in a CPA firm
Cyberthieves use a variety of techniques, or attack vectors, to gain access to a firm's systems.

Washington weather victims get tax relief
Impacted taxpayers have until May 1 to file tax returns and make payments.

Rhode Island eyes tax on rich to counter Trump policies
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is warming to the idea of a tax on the wealthy as one way to bolster the state's resources after a particularly turbulent year for its economy.

Wolf acquires Kafafian
Wolf & Co., a Top 75 Firm based in Boston, has acquired the Kafafian Group, a bank consulting firm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Ascend expands in Texas
The PE-backed accounting platform has added Tyler, Texas-based Gollob Morgan Peddy, further expanding its footprint in the Southwest.

Embracing an 'Accountpreneur' mindset
Going from a financial professional working for someone else to a business owner running your own firm requires shifting your way of thinking.







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.