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Should accountants vibe-code their own software?
AI is shifting the economics of build-versus-buy as more firms turn to apps created not by software vendors but by code generators such as Claude, Replit, or Cursor.

The billable hour is a trust contract. AI just broke the terms
The billable hour was always just a stand-in for something harder to measure. AI has finally made that obvious.

Time saved by AI partially canceled out by time spent checking AI
The time saved by using AI is being eroded by the time spent verifying its outputs.

In the blogs: The royal treatment
Jordan's Revenge; generative AI; faulty assumptions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Meaden & Moore gets PE investment
Meaden & Moore, a Cleveland-based accounting, tax, advisory and forensic accounting firm, took an investment from private equity firm Unity Partners.

World Cup players face tax penalties
Athletes from countries across the globe competing in the World Cup may be going home with an unwelcome prize this year: a hefty tax bill from the United States.

Windes acquires Harris, Greene
The Regional Leader acquired Harris, Greene LLP, an accounting firm in Irvine, California, expanding its footprint in Southern California.

Sovos Intelligence centers Reconciliation Rules Engine
New features and updates include a revamped Reconciliation Rules engine.

Peacetime made you successful. Wartime will decide if you survive
For most of the last 40 years, running a tax and accounting firm was a peacetime job. That's not the case anymore.

Forced-labor hearing begins, paving way for more Trump tariffs
A three-day hearing on the U.S. Trade Representative's latest plan to impose tariffs on major trading partners kicks off in Washington on Tuesday.













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.