IRS Supplements Interest Rate Schedules For Insurance Reserve Computation.
Rev. Rul. 2003-24; 2003-1 C.B. 557
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Rev. Rul. 2003-24
[1] For purposes of § 807(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, this ruling supplements the schedules of prevailing state assumed interest rates set forth in Rev. Rul. 92-19, 1992-1 C.B. 227. This information is to be used by insurance companies in computing their reserves for (1) life insurance and supplementary total and permanent disability benefits, (2) individual annuities and pure endowments, and (3) group annuities and pure endowments. As § 807(d)(2)(B) requires that the interest rate used to compute these reserves be the greater of (1) the applicable federal interest rate, or (2) the prevailing state assumed interest rate, the table of applicable federal interest rates in Rev. Rul. 92-19 is also supplemented.
[2] Following are supplements to schedules A, B, C, and D to Part III of Rev. Rul. 92-19, providing prevailing state assumed interest rates for insurance products with different features issued in 2002 and 2003, and a supplement to the table in Part IV of Rev. Rul. 92-19, providing the applicable federal interest rates under § 807(d) for 2002 and 2003. This ruling does not supplement Parts I and II of Rev. Rul. 92-19.
[3] This is the eleventh supplement to the interest rates provided in Rev. Rul. 92-19. Earlier supplements were published in Rev. Rul. 93-58, 1993-2 C.B. 241 (interest rates for insurance products issued in 1992 and 1993); Rev. Rul. 94-11, 1994-1 C.B. 196 (1993 and 1994); Rev. Rul. 95-4, 1995-1 C.B. 141 (1994 and 1995); Rev. Rul. 96-2, 1996-1 C.B. 141 (1995 and 1996); Rev. Rul. 97-2, 1997-1 C.B. 134 (1996 and 1997); Rev. Rul. 98-2, 1998-2 C.B. 259 (1997 and 1998); Rev. Rul. 99-10, 1999-1 C.B. 671 (1998 and 1999); Rev. Rul. 2000-17, 2000-1 C.B. 842 (1999 and 2000); Rev. Rul. 2001-1, 2001-1 C.B. 780 (2000 and 2001); and Rev. Rul. 2002-12, 2002-11 I.R.B. 624 (2001 and 2002).
Part III. Prevailing State Assumed Interest Rates -- Products
Issued in Years After 1982./*/
Schedule A
STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATES
BASED ON THE 1980 AMENDMENTS TO THE
NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW
A. Life insurance valuation:
Guarantee Duration
(years) Calendar Year of Issue
2003
10 or fewer 5.00/**/
More than 10 4.75/**/
but not more than 20
More than 20 4.50/**/
Source: Rates calculated from the monthly averages, ending June 30,
2002, of Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average -- Monthly Average
Corporates.
FOOTNOTES TO TABLE
/*/ The terms used in the schedules in this ruling and in
Part III of Rev. Rul. 92-19 are those used in the Standard Valuation
Law; the terms are defined in Rev. Rul. 92-19.
/**/ As the applicable federal interest rate for 2003 of
5.27 percent exceeds this prevailing state assumed interest rate, the
interest rate to be used for this product under § 807 is 5.27
percent.
END OF FOOTNOTES TO TABLE
Part III, Schedule B
STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATES
BASED ON THE 1980 AMENDMENTS TO THE
NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW
B. Single premium immediate annuities and annuity benefits
involving life contingencies arising from other annuities with cash
settlement options and from guaranteed interest contracts with cash
settlement options:
Calendar Year of Issue Valuation Interest Rate
2002 6.50/*/
Source: Rates calculated from the monthly averages, ending June
30, 2002, of Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average -- Monthly Average
Corporates. The terms used in this schedule are those used in the
Standard Valuation Law as defined in Rev. Rul. 92-19.
FOOTNOTE TO TABLE
/*/ As this prevailing state assumed interest exceeds the
applicable federal interest rate for 2002 of 5.71 percent, the
valuation interest rate of 6.50 percent is to be used for this
product under § 807.
END OF FOOTNOTE TO TABLE
Part III, Schedule C20 - 2002
STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATES
BASED ON NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR BUSINESS
GOVERNED BY THE 1980 AMENDMENTS
C. Valuation interest rates for other annuities and guaranteed
interest contracts that are valued on an issue year basis:
Valuation
Cash Future Interest Rate
Settlement Interest Guarantee Duration For Plan Type
Options? Guarantee? (years) A B C
Yes Yes 5 or fewer 6.50 5.75 5.25/*/
More than 5, but not 6.25 5.75 5.25/*/
more than 10
More than 10, but not 6.00 5.25/*/ 5.00/*/
more than 20
More than 20 5.00/*/ 4.50/*/ 4.50/*/
Yes No 5 or fewer 6.75 6.00 5.50/*/
More than 5, but not 6.50 6.00 5.50/*/
more than 10
More than 10, but not 6.00 5.50/*/ 5.25/*/
more than 20
More than 20 5.25/*/ 4.75/*/ 4.75/*/
No Yes or No 5 or fewer 6.50
More than 5, but not 6.25 NOT APPLICABLE
more than 10
More than 10, but not 6.00
more than 20
More than 20 5.00/*/
Source: Rates calculated from the monthly averages, ending June
30, 2002, of Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average -- Monthly Average
Corporates.
FOOTNOTE TO TABLE
/*/ As the applicable federal interest rate for 2002 of
5.71 percent exceeds this prevailing state assumed interest rate, the
interest rate to be used for this product under § 807 is 5.71
percent.
END OF FOOTNOTE TO TABLE
Part III, Schedule D20 - 2002
STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATE2S
BASED ON NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW
FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR BUSINESS
GOVERNED BY THE 1980 AMENDMENTS
D. Valuation interest rates for other annuities and guaranteed
interest contracts that are contracts with cash settlement options
and that are valued on a change in fund basis:
Valuation
Cash Future Interest Rate
Settlement Interest Guarantee Duration For Plan Type
Options? Guarantee? (years) A B C
Yes Yes 5 or fewer 7.25 6.75 5.50/*/
More than 5, but not 7.00 6.75 5.50/*/
more than 10
More than 10, but not 6.50 6.25 5.25/*/
more than 20
More than 20 5.75 5.75 4.75/*/
Yes No 5 or fewer 7.50 7.00 5.75
More than 5, but not 7.25 7.00 5.75
more than 10
More than 10, but not 6.75 6.50 5.50/*/
more than 20
More than 20 6.00 6.00 5.00/*/
Source: Rates calculated from the monthly averages, ending June
30, 2002, of Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average -- Monthly Average
Corporates.
FOOTNOTE TO TABLE
/*/ As the applicable federal interest rate for 2002 of 5.71
percent is equal to or exceeds this prevailing state assumed interest
rate, the interest rate to be used for this product under § 807
is 5.71 percent.
END OF FOOTNOTE TO TABLE
Part IV. Applicable Federal Interest Rates.
TABLE OF
APPLICABLE FEDERAL INTEREST RATES
FOR PURPOSES OF § 807
Year Interest Rate
2002 5.71
2003 5.27
Sources: Rev. Rul. 2001-58, 2001-1 C.B. 570 for the 2002 rate
and Rev. Rul. 2002-81, 2002-49 I.R.B. 928 for the 2003 rate.
EFFECT ON OTHER REVENUE RULINGS
[4] Rev. Rul. 92-19 is supplemented by the addition to Part III of that ruling of prevailing state assumed interest rates under § 807 for certain insurance products issued in 2002 and 2003 and is further supplemented by an addition to the table in Part IV of Rev. Rul. 92-19 listing applicable federal interest rates. Parts I and II of Rev. Rul. 92-19 are not affected by this ruling.
DRAFTING INFORMATION
[5] The principal author of this revenue ruling is Ann H. Logan of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products). For further information regarding this revenue ruling contact her at (202) 622-3970 (not a toll-free call).
- Institutional AuthorsInternal Revenue Service
- Code Sections
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- Jurisdictions
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Document NumberDoc 2003-4170 (8 original pages)
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation2003 TNT 31-27
