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On the move: NASBA honors three CPAs
Plus, CohnReznick adds a number of new partners; Johnson Lambert rearranges its leadership structure; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

IRS lets Tax Pro Accounts make business client payments
The Internal Revenue Service has added a new feature to the Tax Pro Account allowing tax professionals to make some payments on behalf of business clients.

AICPA asks IRS to skip some penalties on estates and trusts
The American Institute of CPAs is urging the IRS to waive certain estimated tax penalties for estates and non-grantor trusts for tax year 2026.

PCAOB revokes registrations of nearly 100 auditing firms
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is withdrawing the registrations of 97 audit firms that have fallen delinquent and failed to remain active.

Why businesses need to know about the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program
The question is not only whether worker classifications are correct, but how the client defends them or resolves them efficiently before or during an IRS audit.

Citizenship hurdles pile up as DHS puts taxes under microscope
Homeland Security is heavily scrutinizing immigrants' tax records, issuing denials of citizenship for those on IRS payment plans or who sought filing extensions.

Despite California loss, advisors should prep for more wealth tax proposals
Democrats' gains, public sentiment and states' need for revenue suggest that lawmakers aren't done with schemes to tax their wealthiest residents.

10 Days to a Better Firm: Work hard, play hard
The 2026 Best Firms to Work For have a litany of ways to keep morale high, during and after the busy tax season.

Tech News: MindBridge announces MCP support
Plus, UBCC touts payroll services platform for firms, processors; Honey Badger debuts Risk Playbooks for workflow support; and other accounting tech news and updates.

New Florida property-tax cut may bring an unwanted side effect
Florida's newly approved property-tax cut is designed to make homes more affordable. But it could push up another punishing cost of homeownership: insurance.







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.