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PCAOB fines MGO $500,000
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned Top 100 Firm Macias Gini & O'Connell, and two partners, over their audit of a biotech company that went bankrupt.

Numica raises $21M to buy firms, put them on AI platform
Numica has reportedly already acquired seven accounting practices to bring onto its artificial-intelligence-based platform.

Average tax rate drops 4%
The IRS claims 'historic' performance as collections rise and tax rates drop.

Tax Strategy: 2026 year-end tax planning
10 questions you and your clients need to think about before Dec. 31.

Your client's AI subscriptions are a practice risk
Transcription services, document analysis tools and research assistants have spread across businesses of every size. Some of these tools now hold contracts, payroll files and draft financial statements.

AI and the culture of your firm
Building a strong culture is only going to get harder — and much more important — as the accounting profession looks to engage with artificial intelligence, warns Sandra Wiley.

Why prediction market winnings may come with unwelcome tax surprises
Clients placing bets in prediction markets still face confusion over the tax treatment of winnings, which may not be treated as capital gains.

On the move: NASBA honors three CPAs
Plus, CohnReznick adds a number of new partners; Johnson Lambert rearranges its leadership structure; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

IRS lets Tax Pro Accounts make business client payments
The Internal Revenue Service has added a new feature to the Tax Pro Account allowing tax professionals to make some payments on behalf of business clients.

AICPA asks IRS to skip some penalties on estates and trusts
The American Institute of CPAs is urging the IRS to waive certain estimated tax penalties for estates and non-grantor trusts for tax year 2026.










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.