MLP K-1 Tax, Basis Tracking & Estate Planning

The toolkit for master limited partnership investors. Track your real K-1-adjusted cost basis, model 20-year hold-vs-sell and §1014 estate outcomes, and get IRS-cited answers on §751 recapture, basis erosion, and multi-state K-1 filing. Built by Lucas Andersen — Masters in Finance, proprietary energy trader, and direct MLP holder — because he needed it for his own portfolio first.

K-1 Basis Tracker →

Your broker’s cost basis is wrong. Calculate your real IRS-adjusted basis, free.

MLP Tax Guides

Per-ticker K-1 guides (EPD, ET, MPLX, WES, PAA), distributions, and basis erosion.

Sell or Hold

Cross-ticker sell-vs-hold comparison — how the call shifts by MLP archetype.

Estate Planning

The §1014 step-up erases decades of basis erosion and §751 recapture at death. 6-part series.

Tax Topics

30+ IRS-cited deep dives: §751, PTP passive losses, QBI, IRA UBTI, multi-state filing.

Popular guides: EPD · ET · MPLX · WES · PAA · §751 Recapture · State Filing · Why Own an MLP · When to Sell

Why This Exists

MLP taxation is where broker software and generic tax advice break down. Distributions aren’t dividends — they erode your basis. §751 recapture turns part of your gain into ordinary income. A single K-1 can pull you into a dozen state returns. These tools compute the real numbers, with every value tied to a specific IRC section, IRS publication, or Partner’s Basis Worksheet line.

Built by Lucas Andersen — Masters in Finance, proprietary energy trader, and direct MLP holder — because he needed it for his own portfolio first. Everything runs in your browser; free tools need no signup, and optional Premium features use zero-knowledge encryption.

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