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February 2003
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2003-16

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for February 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. Finally, Table 5 contains the federal rate for determining the present value of 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
1.65%
1.64%
1.64%
1.63%
110% AFR
1.81%
1.80%
1.80%
1.79%
120% AFR
1.98%
1.97%
1.97%
1.96%
130% AFR 
2.14%
2.13%
2.12%
2.12%
 
Mid-Term AFR
3.27%
3.24%
3.23%
3.22%
110% AFR
3.59%
3.56%
3.54%
3.53%
120% AFR 
3.93%
3.89%
3.87%
3.86%
130% AFR 
4.25%
4.21%
4.19%
4.17%
150% AFR 
4.92%
4.86%
4.83%
4.81%
175% AFR 
5.75%
5.67%
5.63%
5.60%
 
Long-Term AFR
4.85%
4.79%
4.76%
4.74%
110% AFR
5.34%
5.27%
5.24%
5.21%
120% AFR 
5.83%
5.75%
5.71%
5.68%
130% AFR 
6.33%
6.23%
6.18%
6.15%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.40%
1.40%
1.40%
1.40%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
2.84%
2.82%
2.81%
2.80%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.56%
4.51%
4.48%
4.47%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.56%
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 
7.94%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.40%

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.
4.0%


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