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'Runaway' tax-slashing strategy honed by AQR draws senator's ire
In a letter, Colorado's Ron Wyden called on the Treasury and the IRS to curb the vehicles popularized by the world's largest hedge fund.

On the move: Centri volunteers across the country
Plus, Moore Global's next chair; a new CFO and CIO at Lutz; Forvis Mazars boosts the Special Olympics; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

AI won't fix your culture. You will
Want to succeed with artificial intelligence? Start with organizational intelligence.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Clean up on Aisle Three
Charlotte Checkers; family leave tax credits; existed on paper only; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Top apps for accountants 2026
Accounting Today assembled a panel of accounting leaders and asked them what apps they personally find the most useful in their day-to-day work lives.

HCVT becomes ESOP, rebrands
The Top 100 Firm becomes one of a handful of major to set up an employee stock ownership plan, and is changing its named to Holthouse.

IRS CEO donates to Trump accounts of Brooklyn children
Frank Bisignano donated to the Trump Accounts of children living in his hometown neighborhood Old Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York.

Whitman launches community for small firms
Whitman Advisory launched Conventus, a membership community for independent firms with under $8 million in revenue.

Microsoft increases Copilot capacities for audit, tax, compliance, more
Microsoft greatly increased the finance capacities of its Copilot AI, announcing the addition of 25 new finance skills and partner-built plugins across the platform for audit, tax, compliance, bookkeeping and more.

Collective raises $100M in new funding for AI finops system
Collective raised $100 million in funding, including a $40 million Series B led by General Catalyst, QED, and Gradient Ventures, along with Intuit Ventures, FT Partners, and SemperVirens, plus $60 million from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund.







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.