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December 2006

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2006-61

Applicable Federal Rates for December

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 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. 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. Finally, Table 6 contains contains the 2007 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.



Table I
December 2006

 

Period for Compounding

Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)

Annual

Semi-annual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-Term

       

AFR

4.97%

4.91%

4.88%

4.86%

110% AFR

5.47%

5.40%

5.36%

5.34%

120% AFR

5.98%

5.89%

5.85%

5.82%

130% AFR

6.48%

6.38%

6.33%

6.30%

Mid-Term
       

AFR

4.73%

4.68%

4.65%

4.64%

110% AFR

5.22%

5.15%

5.12%

5.10%

120% AFR

5.70%

5.62%

5.58%

5.56%

130% AFR

6.17%

6.08%

6.03%

6.00%

150% AFR

7.14%

7.02%

6.96%

6.92%

175% AFR

8.36%

8.19%

8.11%

8.05%

Long-Term
       

AFR

4.90%

4.84%

4.81%

4.79%

110% AFR

5.39%

5.32%

5.29%

5.26%

120% AFR

5.89%

5.81%

5.77%

5.74%

130% AFR

6.39%

6.29%

6.24%

6.21%

 
Table II
Adjusted AFR for December 2006

 

Period for Compounding

 

Annual

Semi-annual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term adjusted AFR

3.42%

3.39%

3.38%

3.37%

Mid-term adjusted AFR

3.59%

3.56%

3.54%

3.53%

Long-term adjusted AFR

4.14%

4.10%

4.08%

4.07%

 
Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for December 2006

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month

4.14%

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.)

4.22%

 
Table IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for December 2006

Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit

8.12%

Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit

3.48%
 
Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for December 2006

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%

 
Table VI

Applicable rate of interest for 2007 for purposes of section 846 and 807

3.97%


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