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OBBBA boosts Adoption Tax Credit
The IRS is reminding taxpayers and tax practitioners of the changes to the credit from this year's big tax legislation.

A playbook for PE — and beyond
A baker's dozen of key takeaways from our PE Summit for accounting firms looking to secure their future — whether with private equity or not.

Auditors adopting new tech and methods, but many lag behind
A significant proportion of firms have yet to implement new audit technologies and methods, citing poor training, lack of quality data, lack of systems access and lack of funds as the primary reasons.

Brown Plus adds Lancaster firm
The Regional Leader will add Lancaster-based Ross Buehler Falk & Co. effective Jan. 1.

On the move: REDW adds pair of tax principals
CPA Firm Management Association appoints board of directors; EY names new Louisville office managing partner; and more news from across the profession.

Tech news: Upgrades for DAS
Plus, Ramp touts 1099 solution; Certinia's winter release includes automation, insights, operations; and other accounting tech news and updates.

AI-driven firms will fix accounting's talent crisis
Accountants need to invest in technological change that will attract the next generation of accounting talent and reshape the economics of the field.

The 2025 Top 100 People: Critical concerns in accounting
Accounting's most influential name the profession's biggest issues.







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.