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IRS Announces Applicable Federal Rates for March

FEB. 17, 2016

Rev. Rul. 2016-7; 2016-10 I.R.B. 391

DATED FEB. 17, 2016
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Citations: Rev. Rul. 2016-7; 2016-10 I.R.B. 391

Section 1274. -- Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property

(Also Sections 42, 280G, 382, 412, 467, 468, 482, 483, 642, 807, 846, 1288, 7520, 7872.)

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 2016 (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)(1) for buildings placed in service during the current month. However, under section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, shall not be less than 9%. 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.

                       REV. RUL. 2016-07 TABLE 1

 

             Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for March 2016

 

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                                      Period for Compounding

 

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                         Annual      Semiannual  Quarterly   Monthly

 

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                               Short-term

 

 

      AFR                 .65%        .65%        .65%        .65%

 

      110% AFR            .72%        .72%        .72%        .72%

 

      120% AFR            .78%        .78%        .78%        .78%

 

      130% AFR            .85%        .85%        .85%        .85%

 

 

                               Mid-term

 

 

      AFR                1.48%       1.47%       1.47%       1.47%

 

      110% AFR           1.63%       1.62%       1.62%       1.61%

 

      120% AFR           1.77%       1.76%       1.76%       1.75%

 

      130% AFR           1.92%       1.91%       1.91%       1.90%

 

      150% AFR           2.22%       2.21%       2.20%       2.20%

 

      175% AFR           2.59%       2.57%       2.56%       2.56%

 

 

                               Long-term

 

 

      AFR                2.33%       2.32%       2.31%       2.31%

 

      110% AFR           2.57%       2.55%       2.54%       2.54%

 

      120% AFR           2.80%       2.78%       2.77%       2.76%

 

      130% AFR           3.04%       3.02%       3.01%       3.00%

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2016-07 TABLE 2

 

                      Adjusted AFR for March 2016

 

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                                      Period for Compounding

 

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                         Annual      Semiannual  Quarterly   Monthly

 

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      Short-term

 

      adjusted AFR        .55%        .55%        .55%        .55%

 

 

      Mid-term

 

      adjusted AFR       1.12%       1.12%       1.12%       1.12%

 

 

      Long-term

 

      adjusted AFR       2.27%       2.26%       2.25%       2.25%

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2016-07 TABLE 3

 

                 Rates Under Section 382 for March 2016

 

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      Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current

 

      month                                                  2.27%

 

 

      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.)                       2.65%

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2016-07 TABLE 4

 

     Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for March 2016

 

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 Note: Under section 42(b)(2),

 

 the applicable percentage for

 

 non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July

 

 30, 2008, shall not be less than 9%.

 

 

      Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value

 

      low-income housing credit                              7.44%

 

 

      Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value

 

      low-income housing credit                              3.19%

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2016-07 TABLE 5

 

                 Rate Under Section 7520 for March 2016

 

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      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                                  1.8%
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