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May 2003
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2003-45

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for May 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
1.53%
1.52%
1.52%
1.52%
110% AFR
1.68%
1.67%
1.67%
1.66%
120% AFR
1.83%
1.82%
1.82%
1.81%
130% AFR 
1.99%
1.98%
1.98%
1.97%
 
Mid-Term AFR
3.17%
3.15%
3.14%
3.13%
110% AFR
3.50%
3.47%
3.46%
3.45%
120% AFR 
3.82%
3.78%
3.76%
3.75%
130% AFR 
4.14%
4.10%
4.08%
4.07%
150% AFR 
4.79%
4.73%
4.70%
4.68%
175% AFR 
5.59%
5.51%
5.47%
5.45%
 
Long-Term AFR
4.79%
4.73%
4.70%
4.68%
110% AFR
5.27%
5.20%
5.17%
5.14%
120% AFR 
5.76%
5.68%
5.64%
5.61%
130% AFR 
6.24%
6.15%
6.10%
6.07%


REV. RUL. 2003-35 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.34%
1.34%
1.34%
1.34%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
2.72%
2.70%
2.69%
2.68%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.45%
4.40%
4.38%
4.36%


TABLE 3

Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.45%
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 
7.92%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.40%


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.
3.8%


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