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AICPA approves auditing standard for spotting fraud
The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board adopted new guidance governing the auditor's responsibility for identifying fraud or suspected fraud.

IRS unveils Tax Compliance Report for taxpayers
The digitally authenticated report can be used when applying for a job, loan, government benefit or another service requiring tax compliance information.

Pet owners set up wills and trusts in estate plans
The AICPA is finding a growing number of pet owners including their cherished pets as part of their estate plan, and CPAs can help them set up wills and trusts.

IRS extends safe harbor for carbon capture tax credit
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued a notice extending a safe harbor for carbon capture and sequestration technology.

Retirement is a long game: What 43 years of saving taught me
We spend our careers measuring income, assets and rates of return, but the return that matters most is what all those years of discipline allow you to do.

IRS proposes rules for Trump account investments
Under the proposed regulations, funds can only be invested in eligible investments beginning when the account is established until the beneficiary turns 17.

Treasury seeks to limit immigrants' use of some tax breaks
The Trump administration moved to further limit immigrants' access to the refundable portion of four tax credits aimed at aiding students, workers and families.

Tax Strategy: Taxes and name, image and likeness issues
Questions continue to arise as to whether some student athlete NIL compensation should be treated as wages subject to withholding.

IRS sets up conservation easement office, ends settlement process
The IRS has created a new Office of Conservation Easements and plans to change the process for settling disputed claims for the lucrative tax breaks.

IRS updates guidance on overtime deduction
The Internal Revenue Service has updated the questions and answers in its fact sheet on the new overtime deduction under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now known as the Working Families Tax Cuts.













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.