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Justice Department sued over Trump IRS audit immunity shield
The suit now includes the National Treasury Employees Union as a plaintiff.

Navigating the unresolved terrain of crypto accounting
Crypto assets do not clearly meet the definitions of cash, financial instruments or inventory under GAAP, leaving preparers uncertain.

The Blanche order rewrote Trump's audit immunity
If the DOJ can revise immunity language in one of the highest-profile tax settlements in memory, then no closing agreement your client is holding is immune.

IRS would create Business Child Care Liaison under new bill
The wide-ranging Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act includes a requirement for a new IRS office to educate businesses about child care tax breaks.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Life imitates art
One Range Rover, two Ferraris; quite a JOLT; live-video app; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Carbon capture tax credit claims face long delays and rejections
Companies claiming tax credits for carbon capture technology have been confronting heavy compliance requirements, prolonged waits and uncertainty.

Sorren adds two Nevada firms
The Top 50 Firm acquired Persing Professional Group and Carefree Professional Practice Resources, expanding its presence in Nevada.

Smith + Howard completes investor flip
The Top 75 Firm completed a flip of investors, with private equity firm Broad Sky Partners selling its stake to TPG, an alternative asset management firm.

IRS expands Business Tax Accounts
The Internal Revenue Service is giving organizations more ways to view digital notices, make payments, and access and manage federal tax account info online.

Accounting: A career choice with timely optionality
While the accounting profession has always been a great choice, it now has entered a particularly exciting period of revolutionary change largely driven by AI.




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.