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.
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual
Semi-annual
Quarterly
Monthly
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%
3.83%
3.79%
3.77%
3.76%
4.21%
4.17%
4.15%
4.13%
4.60%
4.55%
4.52%
4.51%
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%
4.47%
4.45%
4.43%
4.98%
4.92%
4.89%
4.87%
5.43%
5.36%
5.32%
5.30%
5.89%
5.81%
5.74%
Adjusted AFR for March 2005
Short-term adjusted AFR
2.23%
2.22%
2.21%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
2.91%
2.89%
2.88%
2.87%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.09%
4.05%
4.03%
Rates Under Section 382 for March 2005
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.)
4.27%
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
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
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