Energy Transfer LP (ET)

[wshaw14]

you get a K-1 instead of a 1099. The distribution is not actually a dividend. Some of it is treated as profit and most of it is return of capital. Some folks think it complicates the tax return, but to me it is very simple. You just enter the numbers from the respective boxes on the tax return just as you would on a 1099. I have held ET for years and dont find it a problem. Some brokerage houses even have it so the form can be imported right into your tax return.