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April 2003
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2003-35

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for April 2003 (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 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
1.46%
1.45%
1.45%
1.45%
110% AFR
1.61%
1.60%
1.60%
1.59%
120% AFR
1.75%
1.74%
1.74%
1.73%
130% AFR 
1.90%
1.89%
1.89%
1.88%
 
Mid-Term AFR
2.96%
2.94%
2.93%
2.92%
110% AFR
3.26%
3.23%
3.22%
3.21%
120% AFR 
3.56%
3.53%
3.51%
3.50%
130% AFR 
3.86%
3.82%
3.80%
3.79%
150% AFR 
4.46%
4.41%
4.39%
4.37%
175% AFR 
5.22%
5.15%
5.12%
5.10%
 
Long-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%


REV. RUL. 2003-35 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.26%
1.26%
1.26%
1.26%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
2.57%
2.55%
2.54%
2.54%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.41%
4.36%
4.34%
4.32%


TABLE 3

Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.41%
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.)
4.58%


TABLE 4

Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2)

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
7.87%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.37%


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.
3.6%


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