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Tax Fraud Blotter: Fairway to heaven
Fibbing for a 68-foot yacht; four bedroom in Beverly Hills; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Treasury offers auto enrollment for Trump Accounts
The Treasury is providing automatic enrollment for Trump Accounts, creating a pathway for philanthropic contributions to invest in millions of children.

Accountants help construction companies field PE offers
Accounting firms that have been wooed by private equity investors are starting to see PE firms now wooing their construction industry clients.

The secret to closing your team's skills gap
Much of the talent finance and accounting leaders are looking for is right under their noses. It's on their own team.

Aprio expands advisory platform
The Top 25 Firm's acquired TGRP Solutions, marking its fifth acquisition in Denver and forming the Office of the CFO platform.

Playbook for Trump's $26B school choice program released
The Education Freedom Tax Credit allows taxpayers to direct up to $1,700 of their tax bill to nonprofits that grant scholarships to pay for educational expenses.

Dean Dorton adds medical billing firm
The Top 100 Firm acquired Associates in Resource Management, expanding Dean Dorton's physician practice client-base and growing its presence in Kentucky.

Senate passes TAS Act
The Senate unanimously approved the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a set of 65 bipartisan reforms to modernize the IRS and strengthen taxpayer rights.

PCAOB updates agenda after comment period
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board updated its standard-setting, research and rulemaking agendas after its first-ever public comment period.

Acumatica's latest version includes data warehouse
Acumatica announced its 2026 R2 release, featuring enhanced AI-driven capacities for automation, analytics and integrations, as well as user experience changes.



















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.