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Canada posts first audit firm inspection reports
The Canadian Public Accountability Board published individual auditing firm inspection reports for the first time, marking a significant milestone.

Tax Fraud Blotter: And then there were three
Millionaire's lifestyle; Cocoplum loco; bourbon beef; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Inside California's fight over the billionaire tax
California's proposed wealth tax has become one of the most closely watched fiscal policy experiments in American history.

Millionaire tax advances in Washington state as legal duel looms
Washington state is set to approve a new tax on millionaires, a measure that would shift how the state raises money and set off a likely court fight.

IRS updates withholding tax calculator for new tax breaks
The new IRS Tax Withholding Estimator accounts for changes to tax credits and deductions introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Doeren Mayhew adds Berman Hopkins
The Top 50 Firm acquired Berman Hopkins CPAs & Associates, growing its presence in central Florida and continuing its expansion in the Southeeast.

Would you take a probabilistic audit opinion?
The profession needs to engage seriously with whether the binary audit opinion remains the right product for the public interest it is meant to serve.

IRS revises process for 501(c)(4)s ahead of midterms
The IRS changed the submission process for groups that intend to operate as 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organizations, requiring them to submit forms through Pay.gov.

Russell Bedford exceeds $1B in global revenue
The global network of independent accounting, audit, tax and consulting firms surpassed $1 billion in total revenues for the first time last year.

EY doubles CPA exam bonus to $10K
The bonus is available to employees who pass all four parts of the exam within their first year at the Big Four Firm, starting with those who join on June 1.










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.