Internal Revenue Service
Revenue Ruling

TaxLinks.com   sm

Rev. Rul. 2002-10, 2002-10 I.R.B. 616

Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.)

Revenue Ruling

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

AND THE LONG-TERM EXEMPT RATE

Released: February 19, 2002

Published: March 11, 2002

Section 42.--Low-Income Housing Credit

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002. See Rev. Rul. 2002-10, page 616.

Section 280G.--Golden Parachute Payments

  Federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 382.--Limitation on Net Operating Loss Carryforwards and Certain Built- In Losses Following Ownership Change

  The adjusted applicable federal long-term rate is set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 412.--Minimum Funding Standards

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 446.--General Rule for Methods of Accounting

  If a taxpayer changes its treatment of impact fees incurred in connection with the new construction or expansion of a building, is this change a change in method of accounting under § 446(e) of the Internal Revenue Code?

Section 467.--Certain Payments for the Use of Property or Services

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 468.--Special Rules for Mining and Solid Waste Reclamation and Closing Costs

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 481.--Adjustments Required by Changes in Method of Accounting

  If a taxpayer changes its treatment of impact fees incurred in connection with the new construction or expansion of a building, is an adjustment under § 481 of the Internal Revenue Code taken into account in computing taxable income?

Section 482.--Allocation of Income and Deductions Among Taxpayers

  Federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 483.--Interest on Certain Deferred Payments

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 642.--Special Rules for Credits and Deductions

  Federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 807.--Rules for Certain Reserves

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 846.--Discounted Unpaid Losses Defined

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 1288.--Treatment of Original Issue Discounts on Tax-Exempt Obligations

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 7520.--Valuation Tables

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

Section 7872.--Treatment of Loans with Below-Market Interest Rates

  The adjusted applicable federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates are set forth for the month of March 2002.

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 382, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for March 2002.

  This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 2002 (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. 2002-10 TABLE 1              
                                                      
    Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for March 2002    
                                                      
               Period for Compounding                
                                                      
             Annual   Semiannual  Quarterly  Monthly  
                                                      
Short-Term                                            
                                                      
       AFR   2.69%      2.67%       2.66%     2.66%  
  110% AFR   2.96%      2.94%       2.93%     2.92%  
  120% AFR   3.23%      3.20%       3.19%     3.18%  
  130% AFR   3.50%      3.47%       3.46%     3.45%  
                                                      
Mid-Term                                              
                                                      
       AFR   4.52%      4.47%       4.45%     4.43%  
  110% AFR   4.98%      4.92%       4.89%     4.87%  
  120% AFR   5.43%      5.36%       5.32%     5.30%  
  130% AFR   5.89%      5.81%       5.77%     5.74%  
  150% AFR   6.82%      6.71%       6.65%     6.62%  
  175% AFR   7.97%      7.82%       7.75%     7.70%  
                                                      
Long-Term                                            
                                                      
       AFR   5.48%      5.41%       5.37%     5.35%  
  110% AFR   6.04%      5.95%       5.91%     5.88%  
  120% AFR   6.60%      6.49%       6.44%     6.40%  
  130% AFR   7.15%      7.03%       6.97%     6.93%  
                                                      
-----------------------------------------------------
  
  
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                
                   REV. RUL. 2002-10 TABLE 2                    
                                                                
                  Adjusted AFR for March 2002                  
                                                                
                    Period for Compounding                      
                                                                
                         Annual  Semiannual  Quarterly  Monthly
                                                                
Short-term adjusted AFR  2.07%     2.06%       2.05%     2.05%  
                                                                
Mid-term adjusted AFR    3.57%     3.54%       3.52%     3.51%  
                                                                
Long-term adjusted AFR   4.86%     4.80%       4.77%     4.75%  
                                                                
---------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           REV. RUL. 2002-10 TABLE 3                            
                                                                                
                    Rates Under Section 382 for March 2002                      
                                                                                
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month                     4.86%
                                                                                
Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes during the current month  5.01%
  (the highest of the adjusted federal long-term rates for the current          
  month and the prior two months.)                                              
                                                                                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           REV. RUL. 2002-10 TABLE 4                            
                                                                                
         Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for March 2002          
                                                                                
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing       8.17%
  credit                                                                        
                                                                                
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing       3.50%
  credit                                                                        
                                                                                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           REV. RUL. 2002-10 TABLE 5                            
                                                                                
                    Rate Under Section 7520 for March 2002                      
                                                                                
Applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity,   5.4%
  an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary      
  interest                                                                      
                                                                                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rev. Rul. 2002-10, 2002-10 I.R.B. 616