Common Interest Realty Associations Conference Replay (CIRAWEB)
16.0 Credits
Member Price $695.00
Non-Member Price $945.00
Overview
Our 2025 Common Interest Realty Associations (CIRA) Conference on NOV 13-14 in orlando was such a success that we recorded it and are offering it as an online replay event on DEC 15-16, 2025.
The CIRA Conference Replay helps keep you relevant on the ever-growing and complex issues faced by highly regulated CIRAs while earning 16 CPE.
Our impressive lineup of CPAs, regulators, attorneys, reserve specialists, and FICPA front-liners cover topics including:
- Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS) updates.
- Legislative and legal updates (attorney panel).
- The current state of the profession.
- Tax laws and considerations.
- Accounting for loans, financial issues and deficiencies.
- Governance procedures.
- Peer review in the CIRA industry.
- And more.
The event’s On24 format allows you to join us from your home or office, ensuring easy access to all sessions. We look forward to connecting with you online for a memorable and enriching experience.
CPE Credit:
This conference qualifies for up to 16 hours of CPE credit and is subject to change. CPE credit is subject to approval by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
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In addition to FICPA member and early registration discounts, you can save up to 15% when registering groups of five or more from the same organization. Contact FICPA Member Services at MSC@ficpa.org or 850-224-2727, ext. 1 for details.
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Cancellation Policy
We love to see you commit to the annual CIRA conference replay early, but know sometimes life forces schedules to change. If that happens, you have options. Please let our member services team know which option you select below:- Receive a full refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account by canceling before December 5th, 2025. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727.
- Receive a partial refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account, minus the event cancellation fee of $55 by canceling on or after December 5th, 2025. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727.
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Highlights
- Accounting and Auditing
- Legislative and Legal
- 2025 Updates Related to the CIRA Industry
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
CPAs and accountants practicing in the Common Interest Realty Association industry
Preparation
None
Notice
This is a Virtual Replay of our In-Person Event.Monday, December 15th
General Session
- State of the Profession
Shelly Weir, President & CEO, Florida Institute of CPAsShelly Weir
Shelly Weir is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA), the statewide professional association for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in Florida. In this role, Weir serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the FICPA and FICPA Scholarship Foundation and works in partnership with the FICPA Council to develop and execute the Institute's strategic vision. Weir leads a staff of 40 professionals responsible for carrying out the missions of the FICPA and FICPA Scholarship Foundation.
Weir is actively engaged in legislative and advocacy efforts representing the CPA profession at the state and national level, serving as a Trustee for Florida TaxWatch. As a member of the Board of Trustees for the Florida Chamber Foundation, she advocates for the business and tax interests of CPAs. As President & CEO, Weir represents all Florida CPAs with the state's Board of Accountancy and the Department of Business & Professional Regulation. As a member of the CPA Society of Association Executives, she collaborates with other association leaders to address regulatory and legislative agendas affecting CPAs across the nation.
An association executive with nearly 20 years of experience, Shelly has the unique ability to foster excitement, commitment and vision in others to the benefit of the organization and its goals.
Weir began her tenure as President & CEO of FICPA in April 2021. Prior to joining FICPA, she spent 10 years with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), where she was most recently the Senior Vice President of Career Development. In this role, she designed and executed programs that delivered career advancement opportunities and competency attainment for professionals in the hotel industry.
Throughout her time at AHLA, Weir represented the hotel industry on multiple task forces with the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor under Presidents Obama and Trump. She was appointed Co-Chair of the Presidential Task Force on Expanding Apprenticeship in the United States from 2017-2018. In 2020, her work was recognized by the White House with the Pledge to America's Worker Presidential Award for outstanding career development.
Weir earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University. She resides in Orlando with her husband and two sons and is an avid college sports fan.
This session will be an update on the current state of the accounting profession with a look at what’s next at FICPA.
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Legislative and Legal Update
This discussion will include recent changes to Florida law during the 2025 Legislative Session and how these change affect Florida CPAs and what is on the horizon for the 2026 Legislative Session.
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Accouting & Auditing Update
This session will cover recent accounting and auditing standards with specific emphasis on the effects on CIRAs.
Objectives to cover:
Recent accounting standards and their effect on CIRAs
Recent auditing standards and their effect on CIRAs
Other standard setting body activities such as ARSC and AICPA Ethics and their effect on CIRAs
Credits: 2 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- SIRS Accounting and Auditing Considerations
Gabriel Mendoza, Senior Director - Assurance Services, Sokol & Sokol, CPAGabriel Mendoza
Gabe Mendoza performs audits, reviews, and compilations for condominium and homeowner association clients and manages our quality control process. He supervises field audit engagements, designs audit plans and supervises audit staff. He manages preliminary testing and documentation, turnover audits and agreed-upon procedure engagements. Further, he leads our external training program geared towards property management company accounting departments and property managers looking to increase their technical skills, financial literacy, and expand their ability to communicate financial results to users of the financial statements. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida and a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves on the Common Interest Realty Association (CIRA) Committee of the FICPA, which plans and presents the annual FICPA Common Interest Realty Association Conference and assists members in becoming more technically proficient in accounting, tax, consultation and certain operational matters related to Florida's CIRA industry. He graduated from Florida International University with a BS degree in Accounting and a Master of Accounting degree in 2012.
This session aims to provide attendees and understanding of SIRS and what the impact will be on disclosures and communications within attestation reports.
Objectives:
• How to present and disclose SIRS
• Common findings and issues with SIRS
• Best practices for accounting for SIRS
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Legal Issues in the CIRA Industry and Best Practices
This session covers a brief historical context of CIRA then expands on the updates this year in CIRA law and how they apply to the industry. Presentation given by industry expert Steven Mezer.
* Historical Context
* CIRA Law Updates
* Best Practices
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- The SIRS is done, now what?
Matthew Kuisle, Regional Executive Director, Reserve Advisors, Inc.Matthew Kuisle
Matthew C. Kuisle is a Director and Shareholder of Reserve Advisors. Mr. Kuisle is responsible for the overall management and administration of the firm’s Southeast regional team. Reserve Advisors is a leading provider of reserve study consulting services, having conducted over 30,000 reserve studies.
Mr. Kuisle is a frequent speaker and author and a Florida-licensed Continuing Education Provider for Community Association Managers. He serves on the Community Associations Institute (CAI) National Business Partner Council, CAI National Board of Trustees and as a council member with the Florida Legislative Alliance (CAI-FLA).
Mr. Kuisle is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Florida since 2006 and also holds both the Reserve Specialist (RS) and Professional Reserve Analyst (PRA) Designations. He is also the Treasurer of his condominium association in Tampa, Florida where he has served on the board for 15 years. He enjoys fishing, camping and spending time with his wife and their two young children.
Participants will gain an understanding of Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS) and the specific requirements in 718 and 719. The course will also cover who needs a SIRS, who is qualified to conduct, nuances of what is included, timelines for completion/implementation. This course has a heavy focus on what communities and managers are to do with the reports, once they are complete including reporting to DBPR, providing to owners, buyers and other third parties. We will also cover budget implications, allocating existing reserves, the various funding goals and likely pitfalls that will arise over time given the required frequency of studies and likelihood of market or internal changes between studies. Last, we will discuss how boards may look to incorporate financial or special assessments into their capital reserve planning.
Objectives.
1 - Learn What, Who, How, Why and When to conduct a SIRS and what are the reporting requirements
2 - Identity how to incorporate SIRS into budgets and financial statements
3 - Explore funding goals and report nuances
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts on financials, budgets and reserves. They will discuss what to do and what not to do to stay in compliance with Florida Statues and Rules.
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
Tuesday, December 16th
General Session
- Governance Procedures - How to prep for an audit
An overview of governance procedures and planning audit procedures
Objectives:
• Understand engagement acceptance and continuance procedures
• Understand audit assertions and risk assessment
• Understand audit planning procedures
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Income Tax Considerations
Review of tax options and some tax questions that never go away.
Objectives:
1) Overview of tax filing options and categories - more than you know
2) Answers to some of those questions that never go away
3) Experience from 70+ IRS audits
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Technology in the Audit Process
Objectives:
• Identify relevant tools and technology which can enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Analyze and determine tools that work in your ecosystem
• Assess products and tools and developing a change management strategy
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- QMS and Peer Review Update
Paul Brown, Vice President, Professional and Technical Standards, Florida Institute of CPAsPaul Brown
Paul Brown joined the FICPA in November 1992 and is the Vice President of Professional and Technical Standards for the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). One of Paul’s main duties is to serve as the technical reviewer in Florida for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Peer Review Program. The program administers approximately 300 reviews annually in Florida and oversees approximately 85 peer reviewers. Paul also assists members in the areas of professional ethics and professional standards. As part of his role with the FICPA Paul has instructed and authored continuing education programs for the AICPA and FICPA, for which he has received several outstanding discussion leader and author awards. Paul is serving on the AICPA’s Peer Review Standards Task Force, Technical Reviewers Advisory Task Force to the Peer Review Board, and former chair of the Audit Committee for the City of Tallahassee.
Prior to joining the FICPA, Paul was an audit manager with the regional firm of Williams, Cox, Weidner & Cox (now Carr, Riggs & Ingram) in Tallahassee, Florida. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Florida State University and has been licensed as a CPA since 1988.
This session will provide an update on the upcoming Quality Management Standards implementation date and requirements along with an update on Peer Review. We will review common findings noted in peer review for the CIRA industry.
Objectives:
1. Understanding the new QM standards and the implementation dates required for the standards.
2. The impact of the new QM standards on peer reviews.
3. Understand the common findings in peer reviews related to the CIRA industry.
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- HOA Fraud in Focus: Forensic Detection & Legal Remedies
This session explains why homeowner associations are vulnerable to fraud and how boards, managers, and advisors can reduce risk. We’ll cover the most common patterns seen in community associations, practical early-warning indicators, and a clear, phased response framework for moving from suspicion to evidence to action. The program also outlines governance and legal pathways available when routine oversight is not enough, and closes with pragmatic ways to strengthen controls without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Objectives:
1. Identify common fraud risk patterns in homeowner associations and recognize early-warning indicators in financial activity and records access.
2. Execute a concise forensic response plan to suspected misconduct, including preserving information, analyzing transactions, and communicating findings appropriately.
3. Evaluate governance and legal pathways to stabilize operations and pursue recovery, and recommend proportionate control improvements that strengthen oversight without disrupting routine operations.
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Investment Accounting
Investments - What, Why, and What to Consider
Objectives:
• What are investments
• Why invest
• What to consider
Credits: 1 - Technical Business
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Senator Session - TBD
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Accounting for Loans
An overview of loans in CIRAs including recording of loans and special assessment and disclosures requirements
Objectives.
Proper recording of loans and related special assessments
Cash flow analysis of loans repayments
Disclosure requiremnets
Credits: 1 - Accounting and Auditing
This session is available to registrants only.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Gabriel Mendoza, Senior Director - Assurance Services, Sokol & Sokol, CPA
Gabe Mendoza performs audits, reviews, and compilations for condominium and homeowner association clients and manages our quality control process. He supervises field audit engagements, designs audit plans and supervises audit staff. He manages preliminary testing and documentation, turnover audits and agreed-upon procedure engagements. Further, he leads our external training program geared towards property management company accounting departments and property managers looking to increase their technical skills, financial literacy, and expand their ability to communicate financial results to users of the financial statements. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida and a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves on the Common Interest Realty Association (CIRA) Committee of the FICPA, which plans and presents the annual FICPA Common Interest Realty Association Conference and assists members in becoming more technically proficient in accounting, tax, consultation and certain operational matters related to Florida's CIRA industry. He graduated from Florida International University with a BS degree in Accounting and a Master of Accounting degree in 2012.
Matthew Kuisle, Regional Executive Director, Reserve Advisors, Inc.
Matthew C. Kuisle is a Director and Shareholder of Reserve Advisors. Mr. Kuisle is responsible for the overall management and administration of the firm’s Southeast regional team. Reserve Advisors is a leading provider of reserve study consulting services, having conducted over 30,000 reserve studies.
Mr. Kuisle is a frequent speaker and author and a Florida-licensed Continuing Education Provider for Community Association Managers. He serves on the Community Associations Institute (CAI) National Business Partner Council, CAI National Board of Trustees and as a council member with the Florida Legislative Alliance (CAI-FLA).
Mr. Kuisle is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Florida since 2006 and also holds both the Reserve Specialist (RS) and Professional Reserve Analyst (PRA) Designations. He is also the Treasurer of his condominium association in Tampa, Florida where he has served on the board for 15 years. He enjoys fishing, camping and spending time with his wife and their two young children.
Paul Brown, Vice President, Professional and Technical Standards, Florida Institute of CPAs
Paul Brown joined the FICPA in November 1992 and is the Vice President of Professional and Technical Standards for the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). One of Paul’s main duties is to serve as the technical reviewer in Florida for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Peer Review Program. The program administers approximately 300 reviews annually in Florida and oversees approximately 85 peer reviewers. Paul also assists members in the areas of professional ethics and professional standards. As part of his role with the FICPA Paul has instructed and authored continuing education programs for the AICPA and FICPA, for which he has received several outstanding discussion leader and author awards. Paul is serving on the AICPA’s Peer Review Standards Task Force, Technical Reviewers Advisory Task Force to the Peer Review Board, and former chair of the Audit Committee for the City of Tallahassee.
Prior to joining the FICPA, Paul was an audit manager with the regional firm of Williams, Cox, Weidner & Cox (now Carr, Riggs & Ingram) in Tallahassee, Florida. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Florida State University and has been licensed as a CPA since 1988.
Shelly Weir, President & CEO, Florida Institute of CPAs
Shelly Weir is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA), the statewide professional association for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in Florida. In this role, Weir serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the FICPA and FICPA Scholarship Foundation and works in partnership with the FICPA Council to develop and execute the Institute's strategic vision. Weir leads a staff of 40 professionals responsible for carrying out the missions of the FICPA and FICPA Scholarship Foundation.
Weir is actively engaged in legislative and advocacy efforts representing the CPA profession at the state and national level, serving as a Trustee for Florida TaxWatch. As a member of the Board of Trustees for the Florida Chamber Foundation, she advocates for the business and tax interests of CPAs. As President & CEO, Weir represents all Florida CPAs with the state's Board of Accountancy and the Department of Business & Professional Regulation. As a member of the CPA Society of Association Executives, she collaborates with other association leaders to address regulatory and legislative agendas affecting CPAs across the nation.
An association executive with nearly 20 years of experience, Shelly has the unique ability to foster excitement, commitment and vision in others to the benefit of the organization and its goals.
Weir began her tenure as President & CEO of FICPA in April 2021. Prior to joining FICPA, she spent 10 years with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), where she was most recently the Senior Vice President of Career Development. In this role, she designed and executed programs that delivered career advancement opportunities and competency attainment for professionals in the hotel industry.
Throughout her time at AHLA, Weir represented the hotel industry on multiple task forces with the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor under Presidents Obama and Trump. She was appointed Co-Chair of the Presidential Task Force on Expanding Apprenticeship in the United States from 2017-2018. In 2020, her work was recognized by the White House with the Pledge to America's Worker Presidential Award for outstanding career development.
Weir earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University. She resides in Orlando with her husband and two sons and is an avid college sports fan.
Non-Member Price $945.00
Member Price $695.00