IRS Announces Applicable Federal Rates for February
Rev. Rul. 2017-4; 2017-6 I.R.B. 776
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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, 1288, 7520, 7872.)
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for February 2017 (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. 2017-4 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for February 2017
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Period for Compounding
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Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
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Short-term
AFR 1.04% 1.04% 1.04% 1.04%
110% AFR 1.14% 1.14% 1.14% 1.14%
120% AFR 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25%
130% AFR 1.35% 1.35% 1.35% 1.35%
Mid-term
AFR 2.10% 2.09% 2.08% 2.08%
110% AFR 2.31% 2.30% 2.29% 2.29%
120% AFR 2.53% 2.51% 2.50% 2.50%
130% AFR 2.74% 2.72% 2.71% 2.70%
150% AFR 3.16% 3.14% 3.13% 3.12%
175% AFR 3.69% 3.66% 3.64% 3.63%
Long-term
AFR 2.81% 2.79% 2.78% 2.77%
110% AFR 3.09% 3.07% 3.06% 3.05%
120% AFR 3.38% 3.35% 3.34% 3.33%
130% AFR 3.66% 3.63% 3.61% 3.60%
REV. RUL. 2017-4 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for February 2017
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Period for Compounding
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Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
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Short-term
adjusted AFR .77% .77% .77% .77%
Mid-term
adjusted AFR 1.56% 1.55% 1.55% 1.55%
Long-term
adjusted AFR 2.09% 2.08% 2.07% 2.07%
REV. RUL. 2017-4 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for February 2017
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Adjusted federal long-term rate for
the current month 2.09%
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.) 2.09%
REV. RUL. 2017-4 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for February 2017
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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%.
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Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value
low-income housing credit 7.56%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value
low-income housing credit 3.24%
REV. RUL. 2017-4 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for February 2017
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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 2.6%
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- Tax Analysts Document NumberDoc 2017-804
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation2017 TNT 12-17