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Private sector added 22K jobs in January
The professional and business services sector, which includes accounting and tax, lost 57,000 jobs last month, the largest loss since August 2024, ADP reported.

Tax Strategy: Proposed regs on the car loan interest deduction
The basics of the car loan interest deduction is that it must be a new vehicle assembled in the United States, with the loan being a first lien on the vehicle.

A big year for AI in accounting
Firms are deploying AI to automate their way out of the talent crisis — but that's just the beginning.

Small business jobs and wages held steady in January
Small business job growth and wage growth last month largely followed the same pattern as late last year, payroll company Paychex reported.

IRS proposes rules for clean fuel production tax credit
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury released proposed regulations on the clean fuel production credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Real-time automation helps firms tame infrastructure costs
In accounting and financial services, the ability to scale infrastructure efficiently isn't just a technology concern, it's a business imperative.

Doeren Mayhew acquires 1RDG
Doeren Mayhew acquired Rochester, New York-based advisory firm 1RDG, marking its entrance into the New York market.

Schneider Downs shifts to single CEO model
The Top 75 Firm named Adam Goode as its next CEO, marking a shift from the firm's co-CEO model.

Boomer's Blueprint: The 4-attribute system transforming CPA firms
If you're leading an accounting firm in early 2026, you feel the pressure. Every conference promises AI will transform the profession. Every vendor has a new automation story. Every article warns that firms that do not adapt will be left behind. But most of these conversations overlook that many CPA firms are not AI-ready, and few have a transformation plan in place. You do already have something incredibly valuable: trust. Clients trust your judgment on complex issues. They trust your discretion with sensitive data. They trust you will guide them through regulatory risk. But trust alone won't carry your firm through the next 18 to 36 months.

Armanino adds Step Up Consulting
The Top 25 Firm added Step Up Consulting to its Human Capital Management technology practice, bringing it into the UKG software ecosystem.













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.