The first master limited partnership (MLP) was formed by Apache Oil Company in 1981. In 1987 Congress legislated the rules for publicly traded partnerships in Internal Revenue Code Section 7704. MLPs ...

The pass-through structure of MLPs provides significant tax efficiency but comes with some complexities that are important for investors to understand. The majority of MLP distributions are generally ...

Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs have become an increasingly popular equity class, and for good reason. With most MLPs concentrated in the midstream sector (i.e. gathering, storage, and ...

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