When you sell an MLP, you will calculate your gain or loss, just as you would with any other investment. Your taxable gain is the difference between the sales price and your adjusted tax basis. First, the portion of your gain that is attributable to depreciation is taxed at ordinary income rates (called “recapture”).

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What does MLP mean?

master limited partnership
A master limited partnership (MLP) is a company organized as a publicly traded partnership.

What happens when I Sell my MLP shares?

If you sell the MLP shares, you’ll get a statement explaining how to handle the proceeds on your tax return. It will be a whole lot more complicated than reporting a gain or loss on 100 shares of Chevron.

Is the gain or loss of an MLP a capital gain?

Characterizing the gain or loss is more complex. Sadly, many investors wrongly assume that all of the gain/loss will be capital. This is far from true. Rather, I.R.C. 751 states that gain or loss is capital, ” except as provided in section 751 .”

Do you have to repay MLP distributions to heirs?

And no, the heirs do not have to repay any of the distributions received by the original owners; while they still get to enjoy the step-up in basis. For those reasons, in the professional tax and estate planning communities, MLPs are thought of as a useful estate planning tool.

When do you have to pay taxes on a MLP?

Filing Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return, and paying tax is required when the MLP has unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) over $1,000 from operations or from the sale of units. Now for the really bad news.