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Sharon Ravenscroft Estate Planning Blog

Welcome to my blog covering all things estate planning, family estate planning. business planning, wills, trusts & probate.

Sharon is a Shareholder of The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A. which has offices in Phoenix and Sun City, Arizona. Sharon was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sharon received her B.A., cum laude, in 1984 from Wellesley College and her J.D. in 1987 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she was a staff writer on the...

Sharon is a Shareholder of The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A. which has offices in Phoenix and Sun City, Arizona. Sharon was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sharon received her B.A., cum laude, in 1984 from Wellesley College and her J.D. in 1987 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she was a staff writer on the international law journal.

Simplifying the challenges related to family asset and estate legal issues is her focus for her clients.

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Gift and Estate Tax Changes 2024

The amount that can pass estate tax free has increased to $13.61 million per person.  A married couple with the appropriate language in thei...

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New Federal Reporting Requirements Business Entities.

Congress has passed the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), which went into effect on January 1, 2024. The purpose of the CTA is to prevent bad actors...

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Estate Planning Changes 2023

 The good news is the estate tax exclusion for 2023 has increased to $12.92 million. This is the total amount that can be given by one person dur...

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Estate Tax Exclusion Change Now and in 2025

The estate tax exclusion has increased to $12.06 million. This is the amount one person can pass gift and estate tax free during their life or upon de...

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New laws for IRAs

Effective in 2020, there are changes that apply to a qualified retirement account such as IRA or 401k. Designated beneficiaries will be required to di...

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2020 Tax Exemption Increased

  In 2020, the estate tax exclusion increases to $11.58 million. The present gift exemption remains at $15,000. Most Americans can avoid any tax ...

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Updated Estate Tax Exclusion for 2019

In 2019, there will be an increase in the amount that can pass estate tax free -- one person can now pass a total of  $11.4 million during life a...

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New statutory changes have made doing business as an LLCs easier.

The statutes that govern a limited liability company ("LLC") have been updated in total. Chapter 7 of Title 10 now replaces the prior statut...

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Estate Tax Exclusion changes.

The estate tax exclusion has doubled with the new federal tax law which was passed this December 2017.A single person can now pass $11.2 million estat...

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What if I don't have a Will?

Protecting Families with an Estate Plan.   Most people think of Wills and death when they think of estate planning. However, the distribution of ...

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