Software Solutions for Financial and Tax Professionals
Contact Us

September 2002
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2002-53

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for September 2002 (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
2.13%
2.12%
2.11%
2.11%
110% AFR
2.34%
2.33%
2.32%
2.32%
120% AFR
2.56%
2.54%
2.53%
2.53%
130% AFR 
2.78%
2.76%
2.75%
2.74%
 
Mid-Term AFR
3.75%
3.72%
3.70%
3.69%
110% AFR
4.13%
4.09%
4.07%
4.06%
120% AFR 
4.51%
4.46%
4.44%
4.42%
130% AFR 
4.90%
4.84%
4.81%
4.79%
150% AFR 
5.66%
5.58%
5.54%
5.52%
175% AFR 
6.62%
6.51%
6.46%
6.42%
 
Long-Term AFR
5.23%
5.16%
5.13%
5.11%
110% AFR
5.76%
5.68%
5.64%
5.61%
120% AFR 
6.29%
6.19%
6.14%
6.11%
130% AFR 
6.82%
6.71%
6.65%
6.62%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.71%
1.70%
1.70%
1.69%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
3.20%
3.17%
3.16%
3.15%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.63%
4.58%
4.55%
4.54%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.63%
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.)
4.91%

TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2)

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
8.04%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.45%

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.
4.6%


[Printer Friendly Adobe PDF Version]