Offering comprehensive expertise for privately held companies and individuals
Tax transformation: The gateway to finance excellence
Postponing tax integration leads to misaligned systems, expensive retrofitting projects, and a failure to optimize cash flow and reduce enterprise risk.

New York lawmakers approve second-home tax in state budget
The so-called pied-à-terre tax is expected to take effect July 1 this year and would affect roughly 10,000 single family homes, coops and condominiums citywide.

Boston seizes on California billionaire tax to lure AI talent
California's proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity may change the careers of Massachusetts-educated tech leaders.

Ex-federal judges urge 'fraud' probe of Trump IRS settlement
A judge closed the president's case after his personal attorneys withdrew his lawsuit against the IRS for leaking his tax information.

Ascend adds William Vaughan Co.
Top 25 Firm Ascend has acquired Ohio-based Regional Leader William Vaughan Company.

Tax season damages accountants: Survey
Most accountants came out of tax season measurably damaged, according to a new index.

Black Ore spotlights tax and AI at Nasdaq
AI tax startup Black Ore hosted a series of discussions on the growing role of AI in making tax preparation and planning more efficient.

Scaling finance amid skill gaps
CFOs are pushing aggressively to digitize finance, but finding talent shortages and skill deficits — not technology — are now the biggest barriers to progress.

Poor data governance not just embarrassing, it's expensive
While leaders express confidence in their own data to fuel their AI initiatives, they have also experienced material financial losses due to poor data governance, but this has not blunted efforts to implement AI.

DeSantis proposes axing taxes on most primary homes in Florida
The governor proposed to lift the exemption on homesteaded properties to $250,000, which would fully eliminate property taxes for 60% of Floridians.



















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.