Rev. Rul. 2007-70
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Internal Revenue Bulletin:
2007-50
December 10, 2007
Rev. Rul. 2007-70
Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 642, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for December 2007.
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 2007 (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)(2) for buildings placed in service during the current month. 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 2008 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.
| REV. RUL. 2007-70 TABLE
1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicable Federal Rates
(AFR) for December 2007 | ||||||||
| Period for Compounding | ||||||||
| Annual | Semiannual | Quarterly | Monthly | |||||
| Short-term | ||||||||
| AFR | 3.88% | 3.84% | 3.82% | 3.81% | ||||
| 110% AFR | 4.26% | 4.22% | 4.20% | 4.18% | ||||
| 120% AFR | 4.66% | 4.61% | 4.58% | 4.57% | ||||
| 130% AFR | 5.05% | 4.99% | 4.96% | 4.94% | ||||
| Mid-term | ||||||||
| AFR | 4.13% | 4.09% | 4.07% | 4.06% | ||||
| 110% AFR | 4.55% | 4.50% | 4.47% | 4.46% | ||||
| 120% AFR | 4.97% | 4.91% | 4.88% | 4.86% | ||||
| 130% AFR | 5.39% | 5.32% | 5.29% | 5.26% | ||||
| 150% AFR | 6.23% | 6.14% | 6.09% | 6.06% | ||||
| 175% AFR | 7.29% | 7.16% | 7.10% | 7.06% | ||||
| Long-term | ||||||||
| AFR | 4.72% | 4.67% | 4.64% | 4.63% | ||||
| 110% AFR | 5.21% | 5.14% | 5.11% | 5.09% | ||||
| 120% AFR | 5.68% | 5.60% | 5.56% | 5.54% | ||||
| 130% AFR | 6.16% | 6.07% | 6.02% | 5.99% | ||||
| REV. RUL. 2007-70 TABLE
2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted AFR for December
2007 | ||||||||
| Period for Compounding | ||||||||
| Annual | Semiannual | Quarterly | Monthly | |||||
| Short-term adjusted AFR | 3.40% | 3.37% | 3.36% | 3.35% | ||||
| Mid-term adjusted AFR | 3.67% | 3.64% | 3.62% | 3.61% | ||||
| Long-term adjusted AFR | 4.34% | 4.29% | 4.27% | 4.25% | ||||
| REV. RUL. 2007-70 TABLE
3 | |
|---|---|
| Rates Under Section 382
for December 2007 | |
| Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month | 4.34% |
| 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.) | 4.49% |
| REV. RUL. 2007-70 TABLE
4 | |
|---|---|
| Appropriate Percentages
Under Section 42(b)(2) for December 2007 | |
| Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing
credit | 8.03% |
| Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing
credit | 3.44% |
| REV. RUL. 2007-70 TABLE
5 | |
|---|---|
| Rate Under Section 7520
for December 2007 | |
| 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 | 5.0% |
| REV. RUL. 2007-70 TABLE
6 | |
|---|---|
| Applicable rate of interest for 2008 for purposes of
section 846 and 807 | 4.06% |
