Rev. Rul. 2003-05
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for January 2003 (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 short-term, 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 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the low-income housing credit described in section 42(b)(2) for buildings placed in service during the current month. 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 the deemed rate of return for transfers made during calendar year 2002 to pooled income funds described in 642(c)(5) that have been in existence for less than 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year in which the transfer is made.
TABLE 1 Applicable Federal Rates
Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
Short-Term AFR
(Term 3 Years or Less)
1.81%
1.80%
1.79%
110% AFR
1.99%
1.98%
1.97%
120% AFR
2.17%
2.16%
2.15%
130% AFR
2.35%
2.34%
2.33%
Mid-Term AFR
(Term More Than 3 Years and 9 Years or Less)
3.43%
3.40%
3.39%
3.38%
3.77%
3.74%
3.72%
3.71%
4.12%
4.08%
4.06%
4.05%
4.47%
4.42%
4.40%
4.38%
150% AFR
5.17%
5.10%
5.07%
5.05%
175% AFR
6.04%
5.95%
5.91%
5.88%
Long-Term AFR
(Term More Than 9 Years)
4.90%
4.84%
4.81%
4.79%
5.39%
5.32%
5.29%
5.26%
5.89%
5.81%
5.77%
5.74%
6.39%
6.29%
6.24%
6.21%
TABLE 2 Adjusted AFR
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.69%
1.68%
1.67%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
3.07%
3.05%
3.04%
3.03%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.61%
4.56%
4.53%
4.52%
TABLE 3 Rates Under Section 382
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes during the current month (the highest of the adjusted federal long-term rates for the current month and the prior two months.)
4.65%
TABLE 4 Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2)
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
7.97%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.41%
TABLE 5 Rate Under Section 7520
Applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary interest
4.20%
TABLE 6
Deemed rate of return for transfers during 2003 to pooled income funds that have been in existence for less than 3 taxable years
6.60%