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On the move: New England CPA Society names first board
Plus, Kaufman Rossin launches a PE practice; Centri announces promotions; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Scam artists are posing as IRS agents to drain crypto wallets
Paper notices that include QR codes are leading recipients to a spoofed Internal Revenue Service website.

Why cloud bookkeeping is more than a concept
There was a time, not long ago, when bookkeeping firms were apprehensive of cloud solutions. Those days are fading for modern bookkeepers.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Beaten at his own game
Single Shot; don't do drugs; not so Niceville; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

When charitable remainder annuity trusts can be worth the risks
Charitable remainder annuity trusts can be helpful, but advisors should be careful to follow new guidance issued by the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department.

How to get double-digit growth
Or even triple-digit, as the 2026 Fastest-Growing Firms share how they turbo-charged their revenue.

IRS warns crypto holders of fake letters
The IRS's Criminal Investigation unit issued a fraud alert warning about scammers who are targeting cryptocurrency holders with convincing fake IRS letters.

EY now has a quantum computer
Big Four firm Ernst and Young announced it now has a quantum computer physically sitting in its Toronto office.

CAS and outsourced accounting fuel Bonadio
Client advisory services and outsourced accounting are helping the Bonadio Group, a Top 50 Firm based in Rochester, New York, build its client base.

Senate committee passes Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
The Senate Finance Committee voted nearly unanimously to approve a wide-ranging bipartisan tax administration bill aimed at improving operations at the IRS.




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.