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October 2007

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2007-63

Applicable Federal Rates for October

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for October 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
October 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
4.19% 4.15% 4.13% 4.11%
110% AFR
4.62% 4.57% 4.54% 4.53%
120% AFR
5.04% 4.98% 4.95% 4.93%
130% AFR
5.47% 5.40% 5.36% 5.34%
Mid-Term
AFR
4.35% 4.30% 4.28% 4.26%
110% AFR
4.79% 4.73% 4.70% 4.68%
120% AFR
5.23% 5.16% 5.13% 5.11%
130% AFR
5.67% 5.59% 5.55% 5.53%
150% AFR
6.55% 6.45% 6.40% 6.36%
175% AFR
7.67% 7.53% 7.46% 7.41%
Long-Term
AFR
4.88% 4.82% 4.79% 4.77%
110% AFR
5.37% 5.30% 5.27% 5.24%
120% AFR
5.86% 5.78% 5.74% 5.71%
130% AFR
6.37% 6.27% 6.22% 6.19%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for October 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.60% 3.57% 3.55% 3.54%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.79% 3.75% 3.73% 3.72%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.49% 4.44% 4.42% 4.40%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for October 2007
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.49%
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 October 2007
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.07%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.46%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for October 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
5.2%