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September 2008

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2008-46

Applicable Federal Rates for September

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for September 2008 (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 longterm rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the lowincome 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.

Table I
September 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term (Term 3 Years or Less)
AFR
2.38% 2.37% 2.36% 2.36%
110% AFR
2.63% 2.61% 2.60% 2.60%
120% AFR
2.86% 2.84% 2.83% 2.82%
130% AFR
3.10% 3.08% 3.07% 3.06%
Mid-Term (Term More Than 3 Years and 9 Years or Less)
AFR
3.46% 3.43% 3.42% 3.41%
110% AFR
3.81% 3.77% 3.75% 3.74%
120% AFR
4.16% 4.12% 4.10% 4.09%
130% AFR
4.51% 4.46% 4.44% 4.42%
150% AFR
5.22% 5.15% 5.12% 5.10%
175% AFR
6.09% 6.00% 5.96% 5.93%
Long-Term (More Than 9 Years)
AFR
4.58% 4.53% 4.50% 4.49%
110% AFR
5.04% 4.98% 4.95% 4.93%
120% AFR
5.51% 5.44% 5.40% 5.38%
130% AFR
5.98% 5.89% 5.85% 5.82%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for September 2008
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
1.81% 1.80% 1.80% 1.79%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.21% 3.18% 3.17% 3.16%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.53% 4.48% 4.46% 4.44%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for September 2008
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.53%
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 IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for September 2008
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
7.93%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.40%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for September 2008
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
4.2%

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