Applicable Federal Rates for April
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for April 2006 (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, 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
4.77%
4.71%
4.68%
4.66%
110% AFR
5.25%
5.18%
5.15%
5.12%
120% AFR
5.73%
5.65%
5.61%
5.58%
130% AFR
6.21%
6.12%
6.07%
6.04%
4.72%
4.67%
4.64%
4.63%
5.21%
5.14%
5.11%
5.09%
5.68%
5.60%
5.56%
5.54%
6.16%
6.02%
5.99%
150% AFR
7.13%
7.01%
6.95%
6.91%
175% AFR
8.34%
8.17%
8.09%
8.03%
4.79%
4.73%
4.70%
5.27%
5.20%
5.17%
5.76%
5.64%
6.24%
6.15%
6.10%
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.33%
3.30%
3.29%
3.28%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.58%
3.55%
3.53%
3.52%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.25%
4.21%
4.19%
4.17%
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.)
4.26%
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.11%
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
5.6%
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