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August 2008

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2008-43

Applicable Federal Rates for August

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for August 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 longterm rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the lowincome 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 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term (Term 3 Years or Less)
AFR
2.54% 2.52% 2.51% 2.51%
110% AFR
2.79% 2.77% 2.76% 2.75%
120% AFR
3.04% 3.02% 3.01% 3.00%
130% AFR
3.31% 3.28% 3.27% 3.26%
Mid-Term (Term More Than 3 Years and 9 Years or Less)
AFR
3.55% 3.52% 3.50% 3.49%
110% AFR
3.91% 3.87% 3.85% 3.84%
120% AFR
4.26% 4.22% 4.20% 4.18%
130% AFR
4.63% 4.58% 4.55% 4.54%
150% AFR
5.35% 5.28% 5.25% 5.22%
175% AFR
6.25% 6.16% 6.11% 6.08%
Long-Term (More Than 9 Years)
AFR
4.58% 4.53% 4.50% 4.49%
110% AFR
5.04% 4.98% 4.95% 4.93%
120% AFR
5.51% 5.44% 5.40% 5.38%
130% AFR
5.98% 5.89% 5.85% 5.82%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for August 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
2.09% 2.08% 2.07% 2.07%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.48% 3.45% 3.44% 3.43%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.65% 4.60% 4.57% 4.56%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for August 2008
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.65%
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.)
4.65%

Table IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for August 2008
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
7.94%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.40%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for August 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
4.2%