Internal Revenue Bulletin — Rulings & Guidance

Rev. Rul. 2017-24 — 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 December 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%. 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. Finally, Table 6 contains the 2018 interest rate for purposes of sections 846 and 807.

REV. RUL. 2017–24 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for December 2017
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term
AFR 1.52% 1.51% 1.51% 1.51%
110% AFR 1.67% 1.66% 1.66% 1.65%
120% AFR 1.82% 1.81% 1.81% 1.80%
130% AFR 1.97% 1.96% 1.96% 1.95%
Mid-term
AFR 2.11% 2.10% 2.09% 2.09%
110% AFR 2.32% 2.31% 2.30% 2.30%
120% AFR 2.54% 2.52% 2.51% 2.51%
130% AFR 2.75% 2.73% 2.72% 2.71%
150% AFR 3.17% 3.15% 3.14% 3.13%
175% AFR 3.71% 3.68% 3.66% 3.65%
Long-term
AFR 2.64% 2.62% 2.61% 2.61%
110% AFR 2.90% 2.88% 2.87% 2.86%
120% AFR 3.16% 3.14% 3.13% 3.12%
130% AFR 3.44% 3.41% 3.40% 3.39%
REV. RUL. 2017–24 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for December 2017
Period for Compounding
  Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR 1.12% 1.12% 1.12% 1.12%
Mid-term adjusted AFR 1.57% 1.56% 1.56% 1.55%
Long-term adjusted AFR 1.96% 1.95% 1.95% 1.94%
REV. RUL. 2017–24 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for December 2017
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 1.96%
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.) 1.96%
>REV. RUL. 2017–24 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for December 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 7.55%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit 3.23%
REV. RUL. 2017–24 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for December 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 2.6%
REV. RUL. 2017–24 TABLE 6
Rates Under Sections 846 and 807
Applicable rate of interest for 2018 for purposes of sections 846 and 807 1.66%

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