Internal Revenue Bulletin — Rulings & Guidance

Rev. Rul. 2017-21 — 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 November 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. 2017–21 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for November 2017
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term
AFR 1.38% 1.38% 1.38% 1.38%
110% AFR 1.53% 1.52% 1.52% 1.52%
120% AFR 1.67% 1.66% 1.66% 1.65%
130% AFR 1.80% 1.79% 1.79% 1.78%
Mid-term
AFR 2.00% 1.99% 1.99% 1.98%
110% AFR 2.20% 2.19% 2.18% 2.18%
120% AFR 2.40% 2.39% 2.38% 2.38%
130% AFR 2.61% 2.59% 2.58% 2.58%
150% AFR 3.01% 2.99% 2.98% 2.97%
175% AFR 3.51% 3.48% 3.46% 3.46%
Long-term
AFR 2.60% 2.58% 2.57% 2.57%
110% AFR 2.86% 2.84% 2.83% 2.82%
120% AFR 3.12% 3.10% 3.09% 3.08%
130% AFR 3.38% 3.35% 3.34% 3.33%
REV. RUL. 2017–21 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for November 2017
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03%
Mid-term adjusted AFR 1.49% 1.48% 1.48% 1.48%
Long-term adjusted AFR 1.93% 1.92% 1.92% 1.91%
REV. RUL. 2017–21 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for November 2017
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 1.93%
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.) 1.93%
>REV. RUL. 2017–21 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for November 2017
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 7.53%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit 3.23%
REV. RUL. 2017–21 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for November 2017
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 2.4%

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