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Investors can own MLPs directly in tax-exempt accounts but may have to worry about UBIT if UBTI exceeds $1,000. Investors can own ETFs that predominately hold MLPs in tax-exempt accounts and not ...
Instead of a Form 1099, MLP investors receive a Schedule K-1 tax form. As a consequence of their pass-through status, holding MLPs in tax-exempt accounts may generate Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT). [2] To encourage tax-exempt investors, some MLPs set up C corporation holding companies of limited partner which can issue common equity. [3]
Here’s how a master limited partnership works, examples of MLPs and their pros and cons.
The article An Investor's Guide to Master Limited Partnerships: MLPs and IRAs originally appeared on Fool.com. Fool contributor Tyler Crowe has no position in any stocks mentioned.
Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code is the tax on unrelated business income, which comes from an activity engaged in by a tax-exempt 26 U.S.C. 501 organization that is not related to the tax-exempt purpose of that organization.
Typically, 70-100% of MLP distributions have been considered a tax-deferred return of capital, which means one does not pay taxes on that portion of the distribution until the investor sells his ...
Typically, the manager of the hedge fund is compensated with a fee based on 2% of the gross assets of the fund, and a profits interest entitling the manager (or, more typically, its affiliated general partner) to 20% of the fund's return (subject, in many cases, to minimum guaranteed returns for the limited partners).
Investors have long been attracted to MLPs for their generous yield, but a recent survey of over 600 financial advisors shows that the tax advantages of MLPs — including the potential for tax ...