Yes I've told people here 100s of times as well about them. Sorry about your story, that sucks

    these K1's are BS and should not be allowed or there should be a warning every time you try to buy on - warning pops up on your broker warning about the K1

    First I'm hearing about this

    Posted by icecoldjones on 24th of Mar 2023 at 10:29 am

    First I'm hearing about this but luckily haven't gotten a K-1 yet in my trading career. That is BS and they should warn you just like Fidelity warns me when I buy a leveraged ETF like SPXS or when I buy a stock they deem to be a "penny stock". They review the risks with you prior to submitting the order.

    Sorry for being a noob, but what are some common ETFs or stocks that might trigger a K-1? I want to avoid those.

    USO, UNG and their related

    Posted by oatdust on 24th of Mar 2023 at 10:39 am

    USO, UNG and their related inverse and leverage ETFs

    Currency ETFs and their inverse and leveraged UUP, UDN etc.

    DBA, DBC

    Before you invest in an ETF just do a Google search

    "Does YCS ETF ISSUE A K-1"

    Damn, good to know oatdust,

    Posted by icecoldjones on 24th of Mar 2023 at 10:47 am

    Damn, good to know oatdust, thanks! This was my first year playing with UNG and held for about a month and made a small profit. Luckily, I made that play within a Roth IRA which should prevent taxes. Google says I'll get a K-1 for information purposes but owe no taxes.

    To be fair, it works

    Posted by oatdust on 24th of Mar 2023 at 10:51 am

    To be fair, it works both ways.

    One time I invested 50K in USO, didn't hold that long and got a K-1 claiming a 1.2K loss.

    Tax season is full of surprises when you invest in K-1 ETFs.

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