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September 2007

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2007-57

Applicable Federal Rates for September

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for September 2007 (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 shortterm, 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 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
September 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
4.82% 4.76% 4.73% 4.71%
110% AFR
5.31% 5.24% 5.21% 5.18%
120% AFR
5.79% 5.71% 5.67% 5.64%
130% AFR
6.29% 6.19% 6.14% 6.11%
Mid-Term
AFR
4.79% 4.73% 4.70% 4.68%
110% AFR
5.27% 5.20% 5.17% 5.14%
120% AFR
5.76% 5.68% 5.64% 5.61%
130% AFR
6.24% 6.15% 6.10% 6.07%
150% AFR
7.23% 7.10% 7.04% 7.00%
175% AFR
8.45% 8.28% 8.20% 8.14%
Long-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%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for September 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.65% 3.62% 3.60% 3.59%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.92% 3.88% 3.86% 3.85%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.44% 4.39% 4.37% 4.35%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for September 2007
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.44%
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 September 2007
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.15%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.49%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for September 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
5.8%