Applicable Federal Rates for August
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for August 2006 (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.
Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual
Semi-annual
Quarterly
Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
5.26%
5.19%
5.16%
5.13%
110% AFR
5.79%
5.71%
5.67%
5.64%
120% AFR
6.33%
6.23%
6.18%
6.15%
130% AFR
6.86%
6.75%
6.69%
6.66%
5.21%
5.14%
5.11%
5.09%
5.73%
5.65%
5.61%
5.58%
6.27%
6.17%
6.12%
6.09%
6.79%
6.68%
6.63%
6.59%
150% AFR
7.86%
7.71%
7.64%
7.59%
175% AFR
9.20%
9.00%
8.90%
8.84%
5.36%
5.29%
5.23%
5.90%
5.82%
5.78%
5.75%
6.45%
6.35%
6.30%
7.00%
6.88%
6.82%
6.78%
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.71%
3.68%
3.66%
3.65%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.95%
3.91%
3.89%
3.88%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.52%
4.47%
4.45%
4.43%
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
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.)
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.23%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
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
6.2%
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