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The AP audit problem starts before the AI
The reason most AP AI fails an audit isn't necessarily due to architecture but because you cannot audit a process that the organization hasn't actually defined.

Hong Kong audit watchdog targets idle firms to boost capacity
Hong Kong's accounting regulator signaled a tougher supervisory stance on audit firms with weak track records, while encouraging underutilized firms to take on a greater role in supporting the city's capital markets.

As AI replaces search, all roads lead to authority
Accounting firms must optimize for AI‑visible authority, not clicks or vanity thought leadership.

In the blogs: Hoisting the FIFA trophy
High‑stakes civil action; explainable AI; productivity partners; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Tax-exempt central organizations get new IRS form
Central organizations at nonprofits with local affiliates are now required to file a new form with the IRS to maintain their tax-exempt status.

Tax pros starting to see AI as less of a job threat, more of a job perk
AI is changing the way tax practitioners work in significant ways, but none of them involve massive job losses or shrinking demand for accountants and auditors.

Platform enters South Carolina
The Top 50 Firm acquired The Hultquist Firm in Greenville, South Carolina, which will join as Milestone Advisors.

Edgefield AI accounting training available to public
Edgefield Group has expanded its formerly private training for individual firms into publicly available CPE courses, as well as launched a new learning platform on using Microsoft Copilot for accounting workflows.

Behind the multiple in accounting firms
Are you ready to calculate your firm's net adjusted EBITDA?

OBBBA changes to keep an eye on for 2026
Taxpayers and tax pros have already dealt with many changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on 2025 returns, but many provisions will be effective for the first time in 2026.






















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.