anza
Level 2

Business & farm

I was hoping you could tell me how to figure out the cost basis from the sale of an MLP?  I sold all my shares in a few in 2018 and understand that I have to adjust the cost basis on Form 1099-B to the corrected basis.  Is this information provided on the sales worksheet I received with my K1?  If so, how would I use the different numbers to arrive at an adjusted basis?  Or do I have get all the previous K1s and add and subtract different lines to get to a correct adjusted basis?  Is so, which lines on the K1 would I add and subtract from the original cost?   

 

Also, I sold all the shares in one MLP this year but on two different dates.  When I figure out the correct cost basis could I proportion it out over the two sales?  I would divide the cost basis by the total shares I owned and then apply that cost per share to each sale.  Would this be correct?

 

Thanks for all the help.