Download or read book May a Proposed Expansion of Master Limited Partnerships MLPs Tax Benefits for Renewable Energy Lead to America s Energy Independence written by William Byrnes and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As of June 2013, Master Limited Partnerships ("MLPs") have reached a market capital of $400 billion, with over 100 MLPs traded on major exchanges. Generally established as LLCs with advantageous partnership flow through tax treatment, MLPs present attractive return vehicles to attract long term capital to the energy extraction, energy transportation ("midstream"), and most recent, energy distribution ("downstream"), markets. However, MLPs may result in unfavorable tax treatment for investors as well.This Highlight will present the tax issues for MLP investors pre- and post- the 1985 Code, imposed MLP investment restrictions, and gradual relaxation thereof. The Highlight will conclude with an analysis of the April 2013 legislative bi-partisan proposal, the Master Limited Partnership Parity Act, to extend MLP tax treatment to renewable ("green") energy, and why this proposal is contentious.

Download or read book Energy Related Master Limited Partnerships Present Investment Opportunities with Some Tax Complexity written by Richard B. Toolson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publicly-traded energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) are a specialized investment class that possess favorable investment characteristics. They currently provide high yields coupled with the potential for growing these yields in the future. MLPs are less volatile than stocks and are therefore arguably less risky. They also possess favorable tax advantages. They are not taxed at the entity level and a significant portion of the income generated by the MLP may be tax-deferred. MLPs are normally best suited for a taxable account since tax-exempt entities such a IRAs are taxed on MLP income above a modest amount.Because, however, MLPs are subject to the laws governing partnership taxation, the tax issues surrounding MLPs are considerably more involved than the tax issues surrounding stocks. This article provides an overview of this unique asset class, including their tax history. Also, the tax issues surrounding MLPs such as determining adjusted basis, compliance with the passive activity rules, determining how much of sales proceeds to allocate between Section 741 and 751, and reporting tax shelter registration numbers are addressed. Fortunately, the MLP itself will aid the investor by computing the adjusted basis as well as the Section 741 gain or loss and Section 751 gain for the investor.

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