Internal Revenue Bulletin — Rulings & Guidance

Rev. Rul. 2015-4 — Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate.

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 2015 (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, with respect to housing credit dollar amount allocations made before January 1, 2015 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. 2015–4 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for March 2015
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term
AFR .40% .40% .40% .40%
110% AFR .44% .44% .44% .44%
120% AFR .48% .48% .48% .48%
130% AFR .52% .52% .52% .52%
Mid-term
AFR 1.47% 1.46% 1.46% 1.46%
110% AFR 1.62% 1.61% 1.61% 1.60%
120% AFR 1.76% 1.75% 1.75% 1.74%
130% AFR 1.91% 1.90% 1.90% 1.89%
150% AFR 2.20% 2.19% 2.18% 2.18%
175% AFR 2.58% 2.56% 2.55% 2.55%
Long-term
AFR 2.19% 2.18% 2.17% 2.17%
110% AFR 2.41% 2.40% 2.39% 2.39%
120% AFR 2.64% 2.62% 2.61% 2.61%
130% AFR 2.85% 2.83% 2.82% 2.81%
REV. RUL. 2015–4 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for March 2015
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR .36% .36% .36% .36%
Mid-term adjusted AFR 1.14% 1.14% 1.14% 1.14%
Long-term adjusted AFR 2.19% 2.18% 2.17% 2.17%
REV. RUL. 2015–4 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for March 2015
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 2.19%
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.) 2.67%
REV. RUL. 2015–4 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for March 2015
Note: Under section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, with respect to housing credit dollar amount allocations made before January 1, 2015, shall not be less than 9%.
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low–income housing credit 7.42%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low–income housing credit 3.18%
REV. RUL. 2015–4 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for March 2015
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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