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IRS hard-pressed to measure customer service investments
The Internal Revenue Service is facing hurdles in measuring the benefits of its customer service investments, according to a new government report.

IRS foresees challenging tax filing season ahead
Internal Revenue Service officials described their priorities for tax professionals at an AICPA tax conference, as the agency deals with a sharply reduced workforce and a challenging tax season next year.

In the blogs: A change in the landscape
Bracket creep; runaway productions; a knock at the door; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

HBK expands in Florida
The Top 50 Firm acquired McDirmit Davis in Orlando and added Gary Sanders to its Southwest Florida team in Naples, Florida.

Blue J announces $176M in Series E round
Blue J announced it raised $176 million in a Series E round, which valued the company at more than $700 million.

10 Days to a Better Firm: Developing talent
Talent development at the Best Firms to Work For means tailoring professional support to each employee's goals and needs.

Decoding ERP adoption fails: It isn't a technology problem
In a world dominated by headlines surrounding technology innovation and trends, arguably nothing continues to be as indispensable to CFO and financial teams' day-to-day workflows as ERP systems.

Florida's new tax law makes timing critical for wealthy client moves
Florida's Amendment 3 triples homestead property tax exemptions, but there's a five-year wait period to benefit from it — unless clients move soon.

Hedge-fund founder Shah fights 12-year Danish jail sentence over dividend tax scam
The 56-year-old Solo Capital founder, who in late 2024 was handed the heaviest jail term so far in Europe's sprawling Cum-Ex trading scandal.

California voters reject billionaire wealth tax
California voters are expected to reject a first-of-its-kind tax on billionaires, DDHQ projected on X, marking the end to one of the most expensive and divisive political battles in state history.










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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.