Rev. Rul. 99-21, 1999-18 I.R.B. 3.

                       Internal Revenue Service
                                 Revenue Ruling

     FEDERAL RATES; ADJUSTED FEDERAL RATES; ADJUSTED FEDERAL LONG-TERM RATE,

                          AND THE LONG-TERM EXEMPT RATE

                            Released: April 21, 1999
                             Published: May 3, 1999

Section 42.--Low-Income Housing Credit
Section 280G.--Golden Parachute Payments
Section 382.--Limitation on Net Operating Loss Carryforwards and Certain Built- In Losses Following Ownership Change
Section 412.--Minimum Funding Standards
Section 467.--Certain Payments for the Use of Property or Services
Section 468.--Special Rules for Mining and Solid Waste Reclamation and Closing Costs
Section 482.--Allocation of Income and Deductions Among Taxpayers
Section 483.--Interest on Certain Deferred Payments
Section 642.--Special Rules for Credits and Deductions
Section 807.--Rules for Certain Reserves
Section 846.--Discounted Unpaid Losses Defined
Section 1274.--Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments Issued for Property
  Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate, and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 1274, 1288, 382, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for May 1999.

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of May 1999.

  Federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of May 1999.

  The adjusted applicable federal long-term rate is set forth for the month of May 1999.

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of May 1999.

  Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate, and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 1274, 1288, 382, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for May 1999.

  This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for May 1999 (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. 99-21 TABLE 1
    Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for May 1999
              Period for Compounding
            Annual   Semiannual  Quarterly  Monthly
Short-Term
       AFR    4.90%       4.84%      4.81%    4.79%
  110% AFR    5.39%       5.32%      5.29%    5.26%
  120% AFR    5.89%       5.81%      5.77%    5.74%
  130% AFR    6.39%       6.29%      6.24%    6.21%
  Mid-Term
       AFR    5.22%       5.15%      5.12%    5.10%
  110% AFR    5.75%       5.67%      5.63%    5.60%
  120% AFR    6.28%       6.18%      6.13%    6.10%
  130% AFR    6.81%       6.70%      6.64%    6.61%
  150% AFR    7.88%       7.73%      7.66%    7.61%
  175% AFR    9.21%       9.01%      8.91%    8.85%
Long-Term
       AFR    5.66%       5.58%      5.54%    5.52%
  110% AFR    6.23%       6.14%      6.09%    6.06%
  120% AFR    6.81%       6.70%      6.64%    6.61%
  130% AFR    7.38%       7.25%      7.19%    7.14%

                    REV. RUL. 99-21 TABLE 2
                   Adjusted AFR for May 1999
                    Period for Compounding
                         Annual  Semiannual  Quarterly  Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR  3.30%   3.27%       3.26%      3.25%
Mid-term adjusted AFR    3.96%   3.92%       3.90%      3.89%
Long-term adjusted AFR   4.82%   4.76%       4.73%      4.71%

                            REV. RUL. 99-21 TABLE 3
                     Rates Under Section 382 for May 1999
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month                     4.82%
Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes during the current month  4.82%
  (the highest of the adjusted federal long-term rates for the current
  month and the prior two months.)

                            REV. RUL. 99-21 TABLE 4
          Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for May 1999
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing       8.27%
  credit
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing       3.54%
  credit

                            REV. RUL. 99-21 TABLE 5
                     Rate Under Section 7520 for May 1999
Applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity,   6.2%
  an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary
  interest

Rev. Rul. 99-21, 1999-18 I.R.B. 3.