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April 2002
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2002-17

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for April 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
2.88%
2.86%
2.85%
2.84%
110% AFR
3.17%
3.15%
3.14%
3.13%
120% AFR
3.46%
3.43%
3.42%
3.41%
130% AFR 
3.75%
3.72%
3.70%
3.69%
 
Mid-Term AFR
4.65%
4.60%
4.57%
4.56%
110% AFR
5.12%
5.06%
5.03%
5.01%
120% AFR 
5.60%
5.52%
5.48%
5.46%
130% AFR 
6.07%
5.98%
5.94%
5.91%
150% AFR 
7.02%
6.90%
6.84%
6.80%
175% AFR 
8.21%
8.05%
7.97%
7.92%
 
Long-Term AFR
5.62%
5.54%
5.50%
5.48%
110% AFR
6.18%
6.09%
6.04%
6.01%
120% AFR 
6.76%
6.65%
6.60%
6.56%
130% AFR 
7.33%
7.20%
7.14%
7.09%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
2.08%
2.07%
2.06%
2.06%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
3.52%
3.49%
3.47%
3.46%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.87%
4.81%
4.78%
4.76%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.87%
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 
8.20%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.51%

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.
5.6%

 

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