Internal Revenue Bulletin — Rulings & Guidance

Rev. Rul. 2015-8

Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate.

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This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for May 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. 2015–8 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for May 2015
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term
AFR .43% .43% .43% .43%
110% AFR .47% .47% .47% .47%
120% AFR .52% .52% .52% .52%
130% AFR .56% .56% .56% .56%
Mid-term
AFR 1.53% 1.52% 1.52% 1.52%
110% AFR 1.68% 1.67% 1.67% 1.66%
120% AFR 1.83% 1.82% 1.82% 1.81%
130% AFR 1.99% 1.98% 1.98% 1.97%
150% AFR 2.29% 2.28% 2.27% 2.27%
175% AFR 2.68% 2.66% 2.65% 2.65%
Long-term
AFR 2.30% 2.29% 2.28% 2.28%
110% AFR 2.54% 2.52% 2.51% 2.51%
120% AFR 2.77% 2.75% 2.74% 2.73%
130% AFR 3.00% 2.98% 2.97% 2.96%
REV. RUL. 2015–8 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for May 2015
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR .43% .43% .43% .43%
Mid-term adjusted AFR 1.43% 1.42% 1.42% 1.42%
Long-term adjusted AFR 2.30% 2.29% 2.28% 2.28%
REV. RUL. 2015–8 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for May 2015
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 2.30%
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.) 2.47%
REV. RUL. 2015–8 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for May 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 7.44%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value loW–income housing credit 3.19%
REV. RUL. 2015–8 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for May 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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