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December 2002
Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2002-81

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 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. 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. Finally, Table 6 contains the 2003 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.

TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term AFR
1.84%
1.83%
1.83%
1.82%
110% AFR
2.02%
2.01%
2.00%
2.00%
120% AFR
2.21%
2.20%
2.19%
2.19%
130% AFR 
2.39%
2.38%
2.37%
2.37%
 
Mid-Term AFR
3.31%
3.28%
3.27%
3.26%
110% AFR
3.64%
3.61%
3.59%
3.58%
120% AFR 
3.98%
3.94%
3.92%
3.91%
130% AFR 
4.31%
4.26%
4.24%
4.22%
150% AFR 
4.98%
4.92%
4.89%
4.87%
175% AFR 
5.82%
5.74%
5.70%
5.67%
 
Long-Term AFR
4.92%
4.86%
4.83%
4.81%
110% AFR
5.42%
5.35%
5.31%
5.29%
120% AFR 
5.91%
5.83%
5.79%
5.76%
130% AFR 
6.42%
6.32%
6.27%
6.24%

TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR

Period for Compounding
Annual
Semiannual
Quarterly
Monthly
 
Short-Term adjusted AFR
1.92%
1.91%
1.91%
1.90%
Mid-Term adjusted AFR
3.16%
3.14%
3.13%
3.12%
Long-Term adjusted AFR
4.65%
4.60%
4.57%
4.56%

TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.65%
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.)
4.65%

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

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 
7.95%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.41%

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.
4.0%


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