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Tokenomics: Helping clients manage rising AI prices
Accounting firms are not the only ones facing higher AI costs. As more providers change from subscription-based to consumption-based pricing, many clients are experiencing the same challenges.

Accounting got there first: The blueprint for AI verification
Accounting did not become a verification profession by talking about integrity. It became one by assuming integrity would sometimes fail and designing institutions that could survive.

In the blogs: You got to know when to hold 'em
Proactive November tax actions; better-coordinated fraud enforcement; corporate spin-offs; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

AICPA revises ethics proposals for alternative practice structures
The Professional Ethics Executive Committee unveiled its latest exposure draft proposing changes to the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct for PE-funded firms.

Democrats press IRS for tax gap accounting after midterm election
Senate and House Democrats are pushing the IRS to release long-delayed estimates of the size of the tax gap, as the crucial midterm elections take place.

KSM grows managed tech services
Top 100 Firm Katz, Sapper & Miller merged in managed services provider Blackink IT.

PCAOB plans to update rules on auditor comfort letters
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board proposed changes in an auditing standard for providing comfort letters to underwriters providing capital to companies.

The 2026 Best Firms for Young Accountants
A look inside the 20 best places to start a career in accounting.

Small-biz employees worked more in October, but pay changed little
The number of weekly hours worked grew as employers continue to meet demand by increasing hours for their existing workforce, but hourly earnings barely budged.

10 Days to a Better Firm: Time off
The 2026 Best Firms to Work For know that time off isn't a convenience for accountants who just survived tax season — it can be a necessity.













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.