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Revenue Ruling 2006-50 October 10, 2006

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 October 2006 (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. 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. 2006-50 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for October 2006
Period for Compounding
    Annual   Semiannual   Quarterly   Monthly
 Short-term                
AFR   5.00%   4.94%   4.91%   4.89%
110% AFR   5.50%   5.43%   5.39%   5.37%
120% AFR   6.02%   5.93%   5.89%   5.86%
130% AFR   6.52%   6.42%   6.37%   6.34%
                 
 Mid-term                
AFR   4.82%   4.76%   4.73%   4.71%
110% AFR   5.31%   5.24%   5.21%   5.18%
120% AFR   5.79%   5.71%   5.67%   5.64%
130% AFR   6.29%   6.19%   6.14%   6.11%
150% AFR   7.27%   7.14%   7.08%   7.04%
175% AFR   8.50%   8.33%   8.25%   8.19%
 
Long-term                
AFR   5.02%   4.96%   4.93%   4.91%
110% AFR   5.53%   5.46%   5.42%   5.40%
120% AFR   6.04%   5.95%   5.91%   5.88%
130% AFR   6.55%   6.45%   6.40%   6.36%
REV. RUL. 2006-50 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for October 2006
Period for Compounding
    Annual   Semiannual   Quarterly   Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR   3.50%   3.47%   3.46%   3.45%
Mid-term adjusted AFR   3.69%   3.66%   3.64%   3.63%
Long-term adjusted AFR   4.22%   4.18%   4.16%   4.14%
REV. RUL. 2006-50 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for October 2006
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 4.22%
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.) 4.52%
REV. RUL. 2006-50 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for October 2006
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 8.15%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit 3.49%
REV. RUL. 2006-50 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for October 2006
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 5.8%

Internal Revenue Bulletin 2006-41

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