An interested party, such as the owner, the CPA or Advisor can access the K-1s by going to Tax Package Support at www.taxpackagesupport.com. The required information is:
- The MLP's name, from the K-1 list, or on the Income-Equity Strategy K-1 or MLP Focus K-1 pages.
- The account name, usually the owner's name, sometimes with title.
- The tax ID number.
Click on one of the links from the K-1 list (see sidebar), register once with your name and a password you create, then go to each MLP and,
- Input the name
- Input the tax ID
- Download the K-1s
To request an email of K-1s, name changes, etc.
Interested parties can contact Tax Package Support, www.taxpackagesupport.com, (which is part of PricewaterhouseCoopers), by calling one of the MLPs listed there; for example 800-599-9985 for Enterprise Products Partners. Tax Package Support is open and taking calls from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
The Tax Package Support person who answers can help with all of the MLPs at Tax Package Support. You can ask that person to email you the related K-1s for all the MLPs. The Tax Package Support person will ask you for the information noted above, and may ask you to fax in the same info if it is a large request. They will then email to you, usually within half a day, the K-1s.
Tax Package Support can also help you with many K-1 problems, such as address change, wrong name, transaction dates, etc. Most problems can be solved over the phone after the identification process noted above.
Turbo Tax with downloading the K-1
Almost all the MLPs interface with Turbo Tax, but some do not. To import the K-1 from Tax Package Support:
- Open up your Turbo Tax software.
- Then open your internet browser and go to www.taxpackagesupport.com
- Click on the MLP and log in. Then access tax package.
- On top right you will see a red Turbo Tax logo. Click the logo.
- A box appears. (At the top of the box is a link that will take you to instructions.)
- Go to the bottom of the box and hit OK. Save the file in an area you can retrieve.
- Open Turbo Tax. Click on top right "FILE", then select "IMPORT", and a window opens next to it. Select: From accounting software. Hit continue. Find the file you just saved on your computer and import.
NOTE: The information contained herein is accurate as of the date of publication. There is no assurance that such information may not change subsequent thereto.