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Rev. Rul. 2001-49

Released: September 25, 2001

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 October 2001 (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. 2001-49 TABLE 1                
                                                        
    Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for October 2001     
                                                        
                Period for Compounding                  
------------------------------------------------------- 
             Annual    Semiannual  Quarterly  Mon thly  
            ---------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
                                                        
Short-Term                                              
----------                                              
                                                        
       AFR      3.58%       3.55%      3.53%      3.52% 
  110% AFR      3.95%       3.91%      3.89%      3.88% 
  120% AFR      4.31%       4.26%      4.24%      4.22% 
  130% AFR      4.67%       4.62%      4.59%      4.58% 
                                                        
Mid-Term                                                
----------                                              
                                                        
       AFR      4.59%       4.54%      4.51%      4.50% 
  110% AFR      5.05%       4.99%      4.96%      4.94% 
  120% AFR      5.52%       5.45%      5.41%      5.39% 
  130% AFR      5.99%       5.90%      5.86%      5.83% 
  150% AFR      6.93%       6.81%      6.75%      6.72% 
  175% AFR      8.11%       7.95%      7.87%      7.82% 
                                                        
Long-Term                                               
----------                                              
                                                        
       AFR      5.39%       5.32%      5.29%      5.26% 
  110% AFR      5.94%       5.85%      5.81%      5.78% 
  120% AFR      6.48%       6.38%      6.33%      6.30% 
  130% AFR      7.04%       6.92%      6.86%      6.82% 
  
  
                   REV. RUL. 2001-49 TABLE 2                     
                                                                 
                 Adjusted AFR for October 2001                   
                                                                 
                     Period for Compounding                      
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                         Annual  Semiannual  Quarterly  Mon thly 
                         ------  ----------  ---------  -------- 
                                                                 
Short-term adjusted AFR   2.72%       2.70%      2.69%     2.68% 
                                                                 
Mid-term adjusted AFR     3.57%       3.54%      3.52%     3.51% 
                                                                 
Long-term adjusted AFR    4.71%       4.66%      4.63%     4.62% 
  
  
                           REV. RUL. 2001-49 TABLE 3                            
                                                                                
                   Rates Under Section 382 for October 2001                     
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month                     4.71% 
                                                                                
Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes during the current month  4.94% 
  (the highest of the adjusted federal long-term rates for the current          
  month and the prior two months.)                                              
  
  
                           REV. RUL. 2001-49 TABLE 4                            
                                                                                
        Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for October 2001         
                                                                                
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing       8.16% 
  credit                                                                        
                                                                                
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing       3.50% 
  credit                                                                        
  
  
                                                                                
                           REV. RUL. 2001-49 TABLE 5                            
                                                                                
                   Rate Under Section 7520 for October 2001                     
                                                                                
Applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity,  5.60% 
  an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or                    
  reversionary interest