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February 2002
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2002-5

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for February 2002 (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. Finally, 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.

 

TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term AFR
2.74%
2.72%
2.71%
2.70%
110% AFR
3.01%
2.99%
2.98%
2.97%
120% AFR
3.29%
3.26%
3.25%
3.24%
130% AFR 
3.57%
3.54%
3.52%
3.51%
 
Mid-Term AFR
4.63%
4.58%
4.55%
4.54%
110% AFR
5.10%
5.04%
5.01%
4.99%
120% AFR 
5.58%
5.50%
5.46%
5.44%
130% AFR 
6.04%
5.95%
5.91%
5.88%
150% AFR 
6.99%
6.87%
6.81%
6.77%
175% AFR 
8.18%
8.02%
7.94%
7.89%
 
Long-Term AFR
5.60%
5.52%
5.48%
5.46%
110% AFR
6.16%
6.07%
6.02%
5.99%
120% AFR 
6.73%
6.62%
6.57%
6.53%
130% AFR 
7.31%
7.18%
7.12%
7.07%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
2.49%
2.47%
2.46%
2.46%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
3.90%
3.86%
3.84%
3.83%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
5.01%
4.95%
4.92%
4.90%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
5.01%
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.)
5.01%

TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2)

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
8.19%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.51%

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.
5.6%

 

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