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Some IRS employees kept laptops and phones after resigning
Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service employees retained their laptops and smartphones accepting a voluntary buyout offer from the IRS last year, according to a new report.

Trump H-1B charge tests bounds of fee-setting authority
DHS proposed the fee after a judge vacated a proclamation that slapped a six-figure charge on H-1B workers hired outside the U.S., finding it an illegal tax.

The new opportunity zone era starts now
The deferral clock runs from the date the gain occurred. Clients sitting on capital gains from this year's liquidity events need a plan this quarter.

Deloitte to pay $21.5M to resolve DEI discrimination claims
Deloitte settled allegations it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in its federal contracts.

Post-AI client expectations: Why predictive insight is becoming the new baseline
Clients are beginning to assume that if technology can forecast trends, flag anomalies, and surface insights instantly, then their accountant should be doing the same.

PCAOB reorganizes investor advocate and other offices
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been restructuring several offices and plans to close its Office of the Investor Advocate in the next few weeks.

Texas CPAs ask IRS to reduce taxpayer interview demands
The Texas Society of CPAs is concerned about revenue agents requiring taxpayers to attend in-person interviews even when they have an tax pro representing them.

TIGTA teams with new National Fraud Detection Center
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice in launching a National Fraud Detection Center that will help uncover tax fraud and other forms of fraud.

Ship versus swarm
Here's why a pirate ship is still a ship.

KPMG 'disappointed' by Macquarie's decision to drop firm
A deepening fallout engulfs the scandal-hit audit and consulting firm.
















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.