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Current acquires tax firm for expats
The Top 50 Firm, formerly known as Crete Professionals Alliance, acquired Greenback Expat Tax Services, a firm specializing in tax preparation for Americans living abroad.

AICPA backs SEC proposal for CPAs as accredited investors
The American Institute of CPAs is getting behind a proposal from the SEC to expand the definition of accredited investors to include licensed CPAs.

Net at Work acquires K&R Consulting, grows Acumatica and Sage presence
Technology consultancy and value-added reseller Net at Work has acquired Sage and Acumatica ERP solutions provider K&R Consulting Group.

Marshall & Stevens strengthens litigation practice
Private equity-backed Marshall & Stevens acquired Baumann Moreau, expanding its Florida presence and strengthening its litigation support practice.

PCAOB reorganizes enforcement division
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board created five new specialized units in its Division of Enforcement and Investigations.

AICPA proposal aims for SOC 2 reports people actually read
The AICPA has proposed a new, leaner SOC 2 framework that accounts for changing technology, especially AI, with an eye toward shorter, more useful reports people actually read versus skim for exceptions.

Trump signs National Taxpayer Advocate law
President Trump has signed into law legislation providing more power to the National Taxpayer Advocate and the Taxpayer Advocate Service.

10 Days to a Better Firm: Supporting working parents
Navigating parenting as a working professional is among one of the greatest challenges accountants face, but the Best Firms to Work For address this issue head on and offer as much support as possible to ease the struggle.

The right thing to do when your client has an offer to sell their business
You're not expected to know everything, but you should take the lead in assembling the deal team. Don't act like you're losing a client.

Measuring the true capacity of AI seats
Many firms are choosing to quietly absorb rising AI costs, rather than raise client fees, but this tracking focus creates a major accounting blind spot.













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.