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IRS announces applicable federal rates for december.

NOV. 17, 2011

Rev. Rul. 2011-31; 2011-49 I.R.B. 829

DATED NOV. 17, 2011
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Citations: Rev. Rul. 2011-31; 2011-49 I.R.B. 829

Part I

Section 1274. -- Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property

(Also Sections 42, 280G, 382, 412, 467, 468, 482, 483, 642, 807, 846, 1288, 7520, 7872.)

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 2011 (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, and before December 31, 2013, 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 contains the 2012 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.

                       REV. RUL. 2011-31 TABLE 1

 

           Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for December 2011

 

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                                     Period for Compounding

 

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                         Annual    Semiannual  Quarterly     Monthly

 

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                              Short-term

 

 

      AFR                 .20%        .20%        .20%        .20%

 

      110% AFR            .22%        .22%        .22%        .22%

 

      120% AFR            .24%        .24%        .24%        .24%

 

      130% AFR            .26%        .26%        .26%        .26%

 

 

                               Mid-term

 

 

      AFR                1.27%       1.27%       1.27%       1.27%

 

      110% AFR           1.40%       1.40%       1.40%       1.40%

 

      120% AFR           1.53%       1.52%       1.52%       1.52%

 

      130% AFR           1.66%       1.65%       1.65%       1.64%

 

      150% AFR           1.92%       1.91%       1.91%       1.90%

 

      175% AFR           2.23%       2.22%       2.21%       2.21%

 

 

                               Long-term

 

 

      AFR                2.80%       2.78%       2.77%       2.76%

 

      110% AFR           3.08%       3.06%       3.05%       3.04%

 

      120% AFR           3.37%       3.34%       3.33%       3.32%

 

      130% AFR           3.64%       3.61%       3.59%       3.58%

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2011-31 TABLE 2

 

                    Adjusted AFR for December 2011

 

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                                     Period for Compounding

 

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                         Annual    Semiannual  Quarterly     Monthly

 

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      Short-term

 

      adjusted AFR        .45%        .45%        .45%        .45%

 

 

      Mid-term

 

      adjusted AFR       1.69%       1.68%       1.68%       1.67%

 

 

      Long-term

 

      adjusted AFR       3.55%       3.52%       3.50%       3.49%

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2011-31 TABLE 3

 

               Rates Under Section 382 for December 2011

 

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      Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current        3.55%

 

      month

 

 

      Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes        3.55%

 

      during the current month (the highest of the

 

      adjusted federal long-term rates for the current

 

      month and the prior two months.)

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2011-31 TABLE 4

 

   Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for December 2011

 

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      Note: Under Section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for

 

      non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after

 

      July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013, shall not be less

 

      than 9%.

 

 

      Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value       7.47%

 

      low-income housing credit

 

 

      Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value       3.20%

 

      low-income housing credit

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2011-31 TABLE 5

 

               Rate Under Section 7520 for December 2011

 

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      Applicable federal rate for determining the            1.6%

 

      present value of an annuity, an interest for life

 

      or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary

 

      interest

 

 

                       REV. RUL. 2011-31 TABLE 6

 

                   Rates Under Sections 846 and 807

 

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      Applicable rate of interest for 2012 for purposes      2.89%

 

      of sections 846 and 807
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