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Audit committees need an AI evidence pack, not just more AI expertise
Audit committees don't have to become teams of model AI engineers. They need reliable information that helps them exercise judgment.

Deloitte fined £6M by FRC over go-ahead group auditing
The Big Four firm was hit with a more than £6 million ($7.9 million) fine by a U.K. regulator over audits of the Go-Ahead Group Ltd.

Former IRS chief teams with AICPA on AI tax risk group
Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and the AICPA are teaming up to form a new group to advance responsible AI use in both tax administration and practice.

PCAOB wins case challenging constitutionality
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board won a consolidated John Doe case that claimed the PCAOB's disciplinary proceedings violated two auditors' constitutional rights.

IRS sued for leaking special agent's tax info to prosecutors
The agent spent a decade reporting that IRS management wouldn't pursue the promoters of abusive tax shelters.

IRS allowed unauthorized access to VIP taxpayer info
IRS employees snooped on the taxes of government officials, business leaders and entertainers despite a program designed to safeguard against such access.

Eide Bailly grows affordable housing niche
The Top 25 Firm will acquire Loveridge Hunt & Co., a firm based in Bellevue, Washington, specializing in the affordable housing industry.

Work-life balance is possible even for your startup clients
There's another way you can bring value to your client relationships.

Goldman Sachs ensnared in EY data breach earlier this year
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s data was exposed earlier this year in a hack of accounting firm EY, according to a person familiar with the matter.

NYC can proceed with pied-a-terre tax as court weighs appeal
New York City can proceed with the rollout of its pied-à-terre tax while an appeals court considers a legal challenge.































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.