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IRS takes new approach to fighting ID theft and tax fraud
The Internal Revenue Service is restructuring the framework of its Security Summit public-private partnership to fend off tax-related identity theft.

IRS creates Tax Professional Management Office
The new office will oversee the Return Preparer Office and the Office of Professional Responsibility, starting June 28.

IRS plans rules for executive comp at nonprofits
Proposed regulations would limit the ability of tax-exempt organizations to pay high compensation and parachute payments to top executives.

USO's Accountants Salute the Troops Council to converge on Citi Field
The Council brings leading public accounting firms together across the country to provide greater awareness of the noble mission of the USO and raise funds.

Women aren't giving up, they're recalculating
Women who spent years being told to lean in, build networks, seek visibility and prove their value are increasingly hearing a new message: Adapt again.

Fieldguide launches long-horizon agent for audit testing
Audit and advisory solutions provider Fieldguide announced Field Orchestrator, a long-horizon agent capable of completing substantive testing workflows.

KPMG UK scraps Covid-era policy letting staff leave early
The benefit allowed the accountancy firm's staff to finish work early on Fridays during the summer months.

The AICPA asks: Are you ready for accounting in 2040?
The Rise2040 report from the AICPA and CIMA outlines the profession's future — and it involves a massive amount of change.

Magnetic launches tax agent with accuracy guarantee
Tax technology company Magnetic announced the rollout of an AI agent that is said to handle nearly every aspect of the 1040 prep work, including areas that require contextual analysis.

Financial restatements drop 18%
Corporate restatements dropped by almost a fifth in 2025, according to a report from Ideagen Audit Analytics, continuing a long-term trend of decreases.













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.