Curt Ferguson

Curt Ferguson

Curt Ferguson is an attorney who owns The Estate Planning Center in Salem, Ill. Learn more at thefarmersestateplanningattorneys.com.

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Management
Will your LLC protect you?Will your LLC protect you?
byCurt Ferguson
Jan 31, 2022
4 Min Read
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Commentary
3 reasons farm families don’t use trusts3 reasons farm families don’t use trusts
byCurt Ferguson
Dec 27, 2021
4 Min Read

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Commentary
Why trusts work on the farm
Why trusts work on the farm
Dec 6, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
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Commentary
Taking ‘Build Back Better’ to the farm gate
Taking ‘Build Back Better’ to the farm gate
Nov 8, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
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Business
Draft legislation preserves stepped-up basis
Draft legislation preserves stepped-up basis
Sep 29, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Make one estate plan, not a dozen
Make one estate plan, not a dozen
Sep 13, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
Recipe for failure: Offend all beneficiaries
Recipe for failure: Offend all beneficiaries
Aug 11, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
9 random thoughts on estate planning
9 random thoughts on estate planning
Jul 6, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
Estate planning: Where do I begin?
Estate planning: Where do I begin?
Jun 4, 2021
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3 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
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Marketing
Are Biden tax proposals creating panic on the farm?
Are Biden tax proposals creating panic on the farm?
Apr 28, 2021
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3 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
Management
What tax changes may come from the Biden-Harris administration?
What tax changes may come from the Biden-Harris administration?
Mar 29, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
Got an IRA? Here’s how to pass it to your heirs
Got an IRA? Here’s how to pass it to your heirs
Mar 8, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Don't let politicians control your farm
Don't let politicians control your farm
Feb 1, 2021
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
How Illinois trust laws improved in 2020
How Illinois trust laws improved in 2020
Dec 22, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Uncertainty another reason to have a plan
Uncertainty another reason to have a plan
Nov 30, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
How to create a farm that endures
How to create a farm that endures
Oct 27, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Will election outcome change Illinois' estate tax?
Will election outcome change Illinois' estate tax?
Oct 5, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Will there be reason to panic after November?
Will there be reason to panic after November?
Aug 31, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Does your estate plan encourage marital harmony?
Does your estate plan encourage marital harmony?
Aug 3, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Trusts really do lower income taxes
Trusts really do lower income taxes
Jul 2, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Current economy creates ideal estate transfer opportunity
Current economy creates ideal estate transfer opportunity
May 28, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Retirement strategy with a charitable twist
Retirement strategy with a charitable twist
May 13, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Read fine print on power of attorney
Read fine print on power of attorney
Apr 8, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
Estate and gift taxes: An update
Estate and gift taxes: An update
Feb 28, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
IRA not what it used to be
IRA not what it used to be
Jan 31, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Commentary
Harder to keep than it was to make?
Harder to keep than it was to make?
Jan 2, 2020
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Keeping the family farm for another generation
Keeping the family farm for another generation
Nov 25, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Farm Life
How to transfer an $18 million estate, tax-free
How to transfer an $18 million estate, tax-free
Nov 11, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
Estate plan edge
Farm Business
How to create a smooth and easy estate settlement
How to create a smooth and easy estate settlement
Oct 7, 2019
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3 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
Estate plan edge
Management
Trust or LLC: Which is better? (Wrong question!)
Trust or LLC: Which is better? (Wrong question!)
Sep 9, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
Estate plan edge
Farm Life
Illinois trust law: Out with the old, in with the new
Illinois trust law: Out with the old, in with the new
Aug 13, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
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Management
Shrinking the stretch-out IRA
Shrinking the stretch-out IRA
Jul 16, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
3 reasons why estate plans fail
3 reasons why estate plans fail
Jun 10, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Late start reduces yield in estate planning, too
Late start reduces yield in estate planning, too
May 13, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson
farmstead
Management
Estate plans: What could possibly go wrong?
Estate plans: What could possibly go wrong?
Apr 15, 2019
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4 Min Read
byCurt Ferguson

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