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March 2002
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2002-10

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 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
2.69%
2.67%
2.66%
2.66%
110% AFR
2.96%
2.94%
2.93%
2.92%
120% AFR
3.23%
3.20%
3.19%
3.18%
130% AFR 
3.50%
3.47%
3.46%
3.45%
 
Mid-Term AFR
4.52%
4.47%
4.45%
4.43%
110% AFR
4.98%
4.92%
4.89%
4.87%
120% AFR 
5.43%
5.36%
5.32%
5.30%
130% AFR 
5.89%
5.81%
5.77%
5.74%
150% AFR 
6.82%
6.71%
6.65%
6.62%
175% AFR 
7.97%
7.82%
7.75%
7.70%
 
Long-Term AFR
5.48%
5.41%
5.37%
5.35%
110% AFR
6.04%
5.95%
5.91%
5.88%
120% AFR 
6.60%
6.49%
6.44%
6.40%
130% AFR 
7.15%
7.03%
6.97%
6.93%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
2.07%
2.06%
2.05%
2.05%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
3.57%
3.54%
3.52%
3.51%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.86%
4.80%
4.77%
4.75%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.86%
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 
8.17%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.50%

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.
5.4%

 

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