FICPA Common Interest Realty Associations Conference 2019 | Florida Institute of CPAs | 14 November 2019 | The Westin Fort Lauderdale, 400 Corporate Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334, USA

We welcome you to attend the 2019 FICPA CIRA Conference.

Common Interest Realty Associations total almost 50,000 in the State of Florida, housing over 9,000,000 people and collecting and spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year in maintenance assessments and reserves. The have a direct impact on the Florida economy and CPAs who practice in this field must be well trained in the unique world of accounting that is CIRA accounting. Serving dual masters of both GAAP as well as Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, CPAs who practice in this field must stay abreast of the myriad of changes that impact this field of practice.

The FICPA CIRA Committee is proud to host this our 17th Annual CIRA Conference is sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Our two day program kicks off with a keynote address by Dawn Bauman, SVP of Government & Public Affairs for Community Associations Institute, the preeminent authority in Community Associations with 41,000 members worldwide, who will provide a state of the industry address. What follows will be two full days of education and updates focused solely on the CIRA Industry and topics relevant to CPA practitioners in this field: A&A Update and Tax Updates; 2 hour session on Revenue Recognition and its impact on CIRAs; Legislative Update and Ask the Experts Panel; Florida Division of Condominiums will update all on changes at the Division and most common errors they encounter. If you miss this Conference, you will be missing out.

Attendance in person affords each participant a one of a kind opportunity to network with peers, mentor and friends in the industry. It is a place to see and be seen, all while catching up on important industry changes and hearing from some of the leading practitioners in the industry. For those that are unable to attend in person, the FICPA offers live stream so you do not miss any of the important topics.

We solicit and encourage your feedback after each presenter and on the entire two day program, so please do take the time to let us know how we are doing and what additional topics you would like to see in next year and future shows.

2019 Speakers

Dawn Bauman
Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs / Community Associations Institute

William Kilgallon, EA
Tax Principal / Hafer & Company Certified Public Accountants and Consultants

Scott A. Williams, CPA/PFS
Partner / Walker Ostrowski Williams CPAs LLP

Steven Morrison, CPA
Partner / CohnReznick LLP

Patrick W. Flynn
Retired FL Dept of Business & Prof Regulation / Flynn Community Compliance

Keith A. Jowers II, CPA
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

Patricia O. Gordon, CPA
Owner / Patricia O. Gordon, CPA

Constance McCallum
Financial Examiner/Analyst Supervisor / Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Donna Berger
Shareholder, Board Certified Specialist / Becker

Justin A. Thames, DPL
Director of Governmental Affairs / Florida Institute of CPAs

Vishnu P. Sharma, CPA, CFE
Sharma & Associates, Inc

Kevin M. Payne, CPA
Shareholder / Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

Anthony L. Gregory, CPA
Owner / Tony L. Gregory, CPA, LLC

Percy J. Legendre III, CPA
Managing Partner / Bashor & Legendre, LLP

Steven E. Price, CPA, LLC
Deerfield Beach, FL

Mark E. Brechbill, CPA
Founder / Mark Brechbill, PLLC

Thomas V. Durkee, CPA, CGMA
Partner / WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Erik A. Halluska, CPA
Partner Audit Manager / WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Erbin J. Ramirez
Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra, LLC

2019 Sponsors

• Association Services
• CenterState
• Reserve Advisors