Applicable Federal Rates for February
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for February 2006 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term, midterm, 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, midterm, 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 longterm 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.
Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual
Semi-annual
Quarterly
Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
4.39%
4.34%
4.32%
4.30%
110% AFR
4.83%
4.77%
4.74%
4.72%
120% AFR
5.28%
5.21%
5.18%
5.15%
130% AFR
5.72%
5.64%
5.60%
5.57%
4.40%
4.35%
4.33%
4.31%
4.85%
4.79%
4.76%
5.29%
5.22%
5.19%
5.16%
5.74%
5.66%
5.62%
5.59%
150% AFR
6.64%
6.53%
6.48%
6.44%
175% AFR
7.75%
7.61%
7.54%
7.49%
4.61%
4.56%
4.53%
4.52%
5.08%
5.02%
4.99%
4.97%
5.54%
5.47%
5.43%
5.41%
6.02%
5.93%
5.89%
5.86%
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.20%
3.17%
3.16%
3.15%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.53%
3.50%
3.48%
3.47%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.26%
4.22%
4.20%
4.18%
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.)
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.05%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
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
5.2%
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