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August 2007

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2007 - 50

Applicable Federal Rates for August

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for August 2007 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term, midterm, 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.

Table I
August 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
5.00% 4.94% 4.91% 4.89%
110% AFR
5.50% 5.43% 5.39% 5.37%
120% AFR
6.02% 5.93% 5.89% 5.86%
130% AFR
6.52% 6.42% 6.37% 6.34%
Mid-Term
AFR
5.09% 5.03% 5.00% 4.98%
110% AFR
5.61% 5.53% 5.49% 5.47%
120% AFR
6.13% 6.04% 6.00% 5.97%
130% AFR
6.65% 6.54% 6.49% 6.45%
150% AFR
7.69% 7.55% 7.48% 7.43%
175% AFR
8.99% 8.80% 8.71% 8.64%
Long-Term
AFR
5.31% 5.24% 5.21% 5.18%
110% AFR
5.84% 5.76% 5.72% 5.69%
120% AFR
6.39% 6.29% 6.24% 6.21%
130% AFR
6.93% 6.81% 6.75% 6.72%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for August 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.75% 3.72% 3.70% 3.69%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.97% 3.93% 3.91% 3.90%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.50% 4.45% 4.43% 4.41%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for August 2007
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.50%
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.)
4.50%

Table IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for August 2007
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.21%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.52%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for August 2007
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
6.2%