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February 2008

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2008-9

Applicable Federal Rates for February

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for February 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 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 longterm rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the lowincome 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 I
February 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
3.11% 3.09% 3.08% 3.07%
110% AFR
3.43% 3.40% 3.39% 3.38%
120% AFR
3.74% 3.71% 3.69% 3.68%
130% AFR
4.06% 4.02% 4.00% 3.99%
Mid-Term
AFR
3.51% 3.48% 3.46% 3.46%
110% AFR
3.87% 3.83% 3.81% 3.80%
120% AFR
4.22% 4.18% 4.16% 4.14%
130% AFR
4.57% 4.52% 4.49% 4.48%
150% AFR
5.29% 5.22% 5.19% 5.16%
175% AFR
6.18% 6.09% 6.04% 6.01%
Long-Term
AFR
4.46% 4.41% 4.39% 4.37%
110% AFR
4.91% 4.85% 4.82% 4.80%
120% AFR
5.36% 5.29% 5.26% 5.23%
130% AFR
5.81% 5.73% 5.69% 5.66%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for February 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
2.84% 2.82% 2.81% 2.80%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.36% 3.33% 3.32% 3.31%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.23% 4.19% 4.17% 4.15%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for February 2008
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.23%
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.)
4.34%

Table IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for February 2008
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
7.92%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.40%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for February 2008
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
4.2%