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Best Firms to Work For deadline is fast approaching
The last day to sign up to participate in the 2026 Best Firms to Work For is Friday, May 29.

What can we learn from CBIZ?
As the only publicly traded firm with a meaningful operating history, the CBIZ story merits honest assessment.

On the move: AAM names 2026 Marketer of the Year
Plus, GASB looks for a new board member; CohnReznick launches a public finance and sustainability practice; Tommye Barie gets the AICPA Gold Medal Award of Distinction; and other firm and personnel news.

Tech news: EY and Microsoft partner in global initiative
Plus, Paychex announces WISE AI Platform; KPMG creates chief product officer role; and other accounting tech updates.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Not so great
IRS impersonation; Lootland; conduit scheme; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Platform adds Mass. firm
The Top 50 firm acquired Burke & Associates CPAs under the new name Shoreline Advisors, expanding its presence in Massachusetts.

AICPA elects Jan Lewis as chair
A tax partner at BMSS Advisors is the new chair of the American Institute of CPAs and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump's $1.8B fund
The lawsuit follows the announcement of the nearly $1.8 billion fund as part of an agreement to end Trump's unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.

Why automation doesn't fix broken finance processes
Many organizations are trying to scale automation on top of processes that were never designed for consistency or repeatability.

PwC, EY lay off executive assistants as AI accelerates
PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte have cut support staff in the last 12 months or so, along with Grant Thornton and law firms Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance.







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.