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October 2003
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2003-107

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for October 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
1.68%
1.67%
1.67%
1.66%
110% AFR
1.85%
1.84%
1.84%
1.83%
120% AFR
2.01%
2.00%
2.00%
1.99%
130% AFR 
2.18%
2.17%
2.16%
2.16%
 
Mid-Term AFR
3.65%
3.62%
3.60%
3.59%
110% AFR
4.02%
3.98%
3.96%
3.95%
120% AFR 
4.39%
4.34%
4.32%
4.30%
130% AFR 
4.77%
4.71%
4.68%
4.66%
150% AFR 
5.50%
5.43%
5.39%
5.37%
175% AFR 
6.44%
6.34%
6.29%
6.26%
 
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%


REV. RUL. 2003-35 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.36%
1.36%
1.36%
1.36%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
2.98%
2.96%
2.95%
2.94%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.74%
4.69%
4.66%
4.64%


TABLE 3

Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.74%
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.)
4.74%


TABLE 4

Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2)

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
8.03%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.44%


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.
4.4%


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