Applicable Federal Rates for March
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 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
4.58%
4.53%
4.50%
4.49%
110% AFR
5.04%
4.98%
4.95%
4.93%
120% AFR
5.51%
5.44%
5.40%
5.38%
130% AFR
5.98%
5.89%
5.85%
5.82%
4.51%
4.46%
4.44%
4.42%
4.97%
4.91%
4.88%
4.86%
5.42%
5.35%
5.31%
5.29%
5.88%
5.80%
5.76%
5.73%
150% AFR
6.80%
6.69%
6.63%
6.60%
175% AFR
7.96%
7.81%
7.74%
7.69%
4.68%
4.63%
4.60%
4.59%
5.15%
5.09%
5.06%
5.64%
5.56%
5.52%
5.50%
6.11%
6.02%
5.95%
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.15%
3.13%
3.12%
3.11%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.50%
3.47%
3.46%
3.45%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.23%
4.19%
4.17%
4.15%
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.)
4.36%
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.07%
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
5.4%
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