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More accountants working past retirement age
Nearly one in seven bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in America is age 65 or more, and in some metropolitan areas it's nearly one in four.

Richey May adds two investors
The Top 50 Firm received an investment from Genstar Capital and Aksia, which will be used to fuel the firm's organic growth and M&A strategy.

Trump signs bill extending tax relief to disaster victims
President Trump signed into law a bill extending the federal tax deduction for qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses.

How firms can integrate APIs for business compliance filings
An API solution lets accounting firms provide essential business filing services to clients in all 50 states.

Trump says he will eliminate US tariffs on Irish whiskey
President Donald Trump said he would remove U.S. tariffs on Irish whiskey, announcing the move Sunday while attending a golf tournament at his family's course in western Ireland.

These are the two AI paths for accounting firms
Firms' AI strategy typically follows one of two paths: "optimizers" that use the technology to improve workflows or "transformers" who use it to redesign how the firm delivers value.

On the move: CohnReznick names a new CFO
Plus, OSCPA names its new board; ConvergenceCoaching graduates a new class of leaders; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Crook from Crookston
Toxic pollutants; fabricated gambling winnings and losses; financial shortfalls; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Opportunity zone revisions give advisors a new tool for clients with big gains
Advisors can leverage the updated opportunity zone program, starting in January, to help ultrahigh net worth clients defer capital gains.

Bloomberg projects tax rates for 2027
The projected U.S. tax rates give tax professionals an early look at potential adjustments that could affect their 2027 tax planning for their clients.
















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.