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March 2005
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2005-13

Applicable Federal Rates for March

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 2005 (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 I

Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)

Annual

Semi-annual

Quarterly

Monthly


March 2005
 

Period for Compounding

Short-Term

       

AFR

3.08%

3.06%

3.05%

3.04%

110% AFR

3.40%

3.37%

3.36%

3.35%

120% AFR

3.70%

3.67%

3.65%

3.64%

130% AFR

4.02%

3.98%

3.96%

3.95%

Mid-Term
       

AFR

3.83%

3.79%

3.77%

3.76%

110% AFR

4.21%

4.17%

4.15%

4.13%

120% AFR

4.60%

4.55%

4.52%

4.51%

130% AFR

4.99%

4.93%

4.90%

4.88%

150% AFR

5.77%

5.69%

5.65%

5.62%

175% AFR

6.74%

6.63%

6.58%

6.54%

Long-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%

 
Table II

Adjusted AFR for March 2005

 

Period for Compounding

 

Annual

Semi-annual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term adjusted AFR

2.23%

2.22%

2.21%

2.21%

Mid-term adjusted AFR

2.91%

2.89%

2.88%

2.87%

Long-term adjusted AFR

4.09%

4.05%

4.03%

4.02%

 
Table III

Rates Under Section 382 for March 2005

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month

4.09%

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.)

4.27%

 
Table IV

Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for March 2005

Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit

7.97%

Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit

3.42%
 
Table V

Rate Under Section 7520 for March 2005

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

4.60%


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