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November 2002
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2002-74

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for November 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
1.82%
1.81%
1.81%
1.80%
110% AFR
2.00%
1.99%
1.99%
1.98%
120% AFR
2.18%
2.17%
2.16%
2.16%
130% AFR 
2.36%
2.35%
2.34%
2.34%
 
Mid-Term AFR
3.06%
3.04%
3.03%
3.02%
110% AFR
3.37%
3.34%
3.33%
3.32%
120% AFR 
3.68%
3.65%
3.63%
3.62%
130% AFR 
3.99%
3.95%
3.93%
3.92%
150% AFR 
4.61%
4.56%
4.53%
4.52%
175% AFR 
5.39%
5.32%
5.29%
5.26%
 
Long-Term AFR
4.60%
4.55%
4.52%
4.51%
110% AFR
5.07%
5.01%
4.98%
4.96%
120% AFR 
5.53%
5.46%
5.42%
5.40%
130% AFR 
6.01%
5.92%
5.88%
5.85%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.64%
1.63%
1.63%
1.62%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
2.82%
2.80%
2.79%
2.78%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.31%
4.26%
4.24%
4.22%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.31%
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.)
4.63%

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

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
7.89%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.38%

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.
3.6%


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