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A deepening fallout engulfs the scandal-hit audit and consulting firm.

PwC International can't exit Evergrande case, HK court rules
A Hong Kong court declined to remove PricewaterhouseCoopers International from a multibillion-dollar lawsuit brought by liquidators against the firm.

Wall Street keeps minting box ETFs despite Treasury scrutiny
An exchange-traded fund strategy that delivers Treasury bill-like returns with lower taxes is getting a fresh boost.

Thomson Reuters develops AI model in push for AI sovereignty
Thomson Reuters announced an independently developed AI frontier model Thomson, using a new method for a fraction of the typical cost without third parties.

Can AI ruin professional education?
The future of professional education cannot be defined by a choice between traditional learning and artificial intelligence anymore.

In the blogs: It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!
Completing tedious tasks; reconciliation package; second homes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Illinois CPA Society opens manager survey
The ICPAS survey is fielding responses from accounting and finance professionals within their first five years of managing others for its new survey.

IRS CEO meets with NY tax pros
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano met with tax professionals from the New York area during the IRS's Nationwide Tax Forum in New York City.

AICPA offers new crypto guidance, IRS recommendations
The American Institute of CPAs updated a practice aid on auditing stablecoins and cryptomining revenue, and asked the IRS to speed up name and address changes.






















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.