Applicable Federal Rates for October
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for October 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
5.00%
4.94%
4.91%
4.89%
110% AFR
5.50%
5.43%
5.39%
5.37%
120% AFR
6.02%
5.93%
5.89%
5.86%
130% AFR
6.52%
6.42%
6.37%
6.34%
4.82%
4.76%
4.73%
4.71%
5.31%
5.24%
5.21%
5.18%
5.79%
5.71%
5.67%
5.64%
6.29%
6.19%
6.14%
6.11%
150% AFR
7.27%
7.14%
7.08%
7.04%
175% AFR
8.50%
8.33%
8.25%
8.19%
5.02%
4.96%
4.93%
5.53%
5.46%
5.42%
5.40%
6.04%
5.95%
5.91%
5.88%
6.55%
6.45%
6.40%
6.36%
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.50%
3.47%
3.46%
3.45%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.69%
3.66%
3.64%
3.63%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.22%
4.18%
4.16%
4.14%
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.)
4.52%
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.15%
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
5.8%
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