I own units in a publicly traded MLP. On the K-1, the capital account shows a negative balance.Does this mean I have to declare the difference between 0 and the negative amount as a capital gain in the current year? I have not sold or disposed of the units in any way,I still own the original number I originally purchased.
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When I go to that site I get a 404 error
This is not a simple problem, and I'd advise sitting down with a CPA to work through all the implications, especially since you'll have to repeat the exercise every year you own the MLP plus do some more figuring when you eventually sell.
There are a couple reasons its not simple:
Note that if you don't want to make this an annual exercise, you have two options:
Sorry I can't be of more help.
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