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Section 1274.--Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt Instruments
Issued for Property

(Also Sections 42, 280G, 382, 467, 468, 482, 483, 1288, 7520.)

Rev. Rul. 2017-21

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal
income tax purposes for November 2017 (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)(1) for buildings placed in
service during the current month. However, under section 42(b)(2), the
applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in
service after July 30, 2008, shall not be less than 9%. 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.

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REV. RUL. 2017-21 TABLE 1

Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for November 2017

Period for Compounding
Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly

Short-term

AFR 1.38% 1.38% 1.38% 1.38%
110% AFR 1.53% 1.52% 1.52% 1.52%
120% AFR 1.67% 1.66% 1.66% 1.65%
130% AFR 1.80% 1.79% 1.79% 1.78%

Mid-term

AFR 2.00% 1.99% 1.99% 1.98%
110% AFR 2.20% 2.19% 2.18% 2.18%
120% AFR 2.40% 2.39% 2.38% 2.38%
130% AFR 2.61% 2.59% 2.58% 2.58%
150% AFR 3.01% 2.99% 2.98% 2.97%
175% AFR 3.51% 3.48% 3.46% 3.46%

Long-term

AFR 2.60% 2.58% 2.57% 2.57%
110% AFR 2.86% 2.84% 2.83% 2.82%
120% AFR 3.12% 3.10% 3.09% 3.08%
130% AFR 3.38% 3.35% 3.34% 3.33%

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REV. RUL. 2017-21 TABLE 2

Adjusted AFR for November 2017

Period for Compounding
Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term
adjusted AFR 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03%

Mid-term
adjusted AFR 1.49% 1.48% 1.48% 1.48%

Long-term
adjusted AFR 1.93% 1.92% 1.92% 1.91%

REV. RUL. 2017-21 TABLE 3

Rates Under Section 382 for November 2017

Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 1.93%

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.) 1.93%

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REV. RUL. 2017-21 TABLE 4

Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for November 2017
Note: Under section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized
new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, shall not be less than 9%.

Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income
housing credit 7.53%

Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income
housing credit 3.23%

REV. RUL. 2017-21 TABLE 5

Rate Under Section 7520 for November 2017

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 2.4%