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April 2008

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2008-20

Applicable Federal Rates for April

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for April 2008 (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 I
April 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
1.85% 1.84% 1.84% 1.83%
110% AFR
2.03% 2.02% 2.01% 2.01%
120% AFR
2.22% 2.21% 2.20% 2.20%
130% AFR
2.40% 2.39% 2.38% 2.38%
Mid-Term
AFR
2.87% 2.85% 2.84% 2.83%
110% AFR
3.16% 3.14% 3.13% 3.12%
120% AFR
3.45% 3.42% 3.41% 3.40%
130% AFR
3.74% 3.71% 3.69% 3.68%
150% AFR
4.33% 4.28% 4.26% 4.24%
175% AFR
5.05% 4.99% 4.96% 4.94%
Long-Term
AFR
4.40% 4.35% 4.33% 4.31%
110% AFR
4.85% 4.79% 4.76% 4.74%
120% AFR
5.29% 5.22% 5.19% 5.16%
130% AFR
5.74% 5.66% 5.62% 5.59%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for April 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
1.99% 1.98% 1.98% 1.97%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.28% 3.25% 3.24% 3.23%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.55% 4.50% 4.47% 4.46%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for April 2008
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.55%
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.)
4.55%

Table IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for April 2008
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
7.84%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.36%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for April 2008
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
3.4%