Applicable Federal Rates for May
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for May 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
4.85%
4.79%
4.76%
4.74%
110% AFR
5.34%
5.27%
5.24%
5.21%
120% AFR
5.83%
5.75%
5.71%
5.68%
130% AFR
6.33%
6.23%
6.18%
6.15%
4.84%
4.78%
4.75%
4.73%
5.33%
5.26%
5.23%
5.20%
5.82%
5.74%
5.70%
5.67%
6.31%
6.21%
6.16%
6.13%
150% AFR
7.30%
7.17%
7.11%
7.07%
175% AFR
8.55%
8.37%
8.28%
8.23%
5.00%
4.94%
4.91%
4.89%
5.50%
5.43%
5.39%
5.37%
6.02%
5.93%
5.89%
5.86%
6.52%
6.42%
6.37%
6.34%
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.46%
3.43%
3.42%
3.41%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.66%
3.63%
3.61%
3.60%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.30%
4.25%
4.23%
4.21%
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.)
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.15%
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
5.8%
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