Various Federal Interest Rates Released

The release includes the federal mid-term rate determined under Section 1274.

Document Excerpt

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 2008 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term,mid-term, and long-term applicable federal rates (AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Table 2 contains the shortterm,mid-term, and long-term adjusted applicable federal rates (adjusted AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1288(b). Table 3 sets forth the adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 ontains the appropriate percentages for determining the low-income housing credit described in section 42(b)(1) for buildings placed in service during the current month. However, under section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013, shall not be less than 9%. Table 5 contains the federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or for a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest for purposes of section 7520. Finally, Table 6 contains contains the 2009 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.

 

Link http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-08-53.pdf

 

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