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August 2003
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2003-94

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for August 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
1.21%
1.21%
1.21%
1.21%
110% AFR
1.33%
1.33%
1.33%
1.33%
120% AFR
1.46%
1.45%
1.45%
1.45%
130% AFR 
1.58%
1.57%
1.57%
1.56%
 
Mid-Term AFR
2.70%
2.68%
2.67%
2.67%
110% AFR
2.97%
2.95%
2.94%
2.93%
120% AFR 
3.25%
3.22%
3.21%
3.20%
130% AFR 
3.51%
3.48%
3.46%
3.46%
150% AFR 
4.06%
4.02%
4.00%
3.99%
175% AFR 
4.74%
4.69%
4.66%
4.64%
 
Long-Term AFR
4.36%
4.31%
4.29%
4.27%
110% AFR
4.80%
4.74%
4.71%
4.69%
120% AFR 
5.24%
5.17%
5.14%
5.12%
130% AFR 
5.68%
5.60%
5.56%
5.54%


REV. RUL. 2003-35 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.08%
1.08%
1.08%
1.08%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
2.37%
2.36%
2.35%
2.35%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.12%
4.08%
4.06%
4.05%


TABLE 3

Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.12%
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.)
4.35%


TABLE 4

Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2)

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
7.82%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.35%


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.
3.2%


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