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Applicable Federal Rates · June 2006

Applicable Federal Rates for June 2006

Every rate the IRS published for June 2006 in Rev. Rul. 2006-29: the short-, mid- and long-term AFR at four compounding periods, the multiples, the adjusted AFR, and the § 7520 rate. The 120% mid-term row is worked below the table.

In June 2006 the mid-term AFR was 5.06% and 120% of it was 6.09% (annual compounding), so a 72(t)/SEPP payment beginning in either of the two following months could use up to the greater of 5% and 6.09%. The § 7520 rate for the month was 6.0%.

Table 1 — Applicable Federal Rates, by compounding period
RateAnnualSemiannualQuarterlyMonthly
Short-term (3 years or less)
AFR4.99%4.93%4.90%4.88%
110% AFR5.49%5.42%5.38%5.36%
120% AFR6.01%5.92%5.88%5.85%
130% AFR6.51%6.41%6.36%6.33%
Mid-term (over 3, up to 9 years)
AFR5.06%5.00%4.97%4.95%
110% AFR5.58%5.50%5.46%5.44%
120% AFR6.09%6.00%5.96%5.93%
130% AFR6.61%6.50%6.45%6.41%
150% AFR7.64%7.50%7.43%7.39%
175% AFR8.94%8.75%8.66%8.59%
Long-term (over 9 years)
AFR5.32%5.25%5.22%5.19%
110% AFR5.86%5.78%5.74%5.71%
120% AFR6.40%6.30%6.25%6.22%
130% AFR6.95%6.83%6.77%6.73%
Table 2 — Adjusted AFR (§ 1288, tax-exempt obligations)
TermAnnualSemiannualQuarterlyMonthly
Short-term adjusted AFR3.61%3.58%3.56%3.55%
Mid-term adjusted AFR3.82%3.78%3.76%3.75%
Long-term adjusted AFR4.45%4.40%4.38%4.36%
Tables 3 and 5 — § 382 and § 7520 rates
Adjusted federal long-term rate (§ 382)4.45%
Long-term tax-exempt rate (§ 382; highest of this and the prior two months)4.45%
§ 7520 rate (annuities, life estates, remainders)6.0%

Source: IRS Rev. Rul. 2006-29, Tables 1, 2, 3 and 5 (PDF on irs.gov). Percentages are shown as the ruling prints them; nothing here is rounded or derived except the worked lines below, which are labelled as such. Rates apply to the calendar month named, under IRC § 1274(d); which month governs a given instrument depends on the Code section that uses it.

How the 120% mid-term rate is derived

The IRS applies each multiple to the semiannual mid-term AFR, then converts that semiannual rate to the other compounding periods. Multiplying the annual figure by 1.2 does not reproduce the published table; this does, within 0.01 percentage points, in every ruling since January 2000.

semiannual mid-term AFR 5.00% × 1.2 6.00% (published semiannual 120%: 6.00%) annual (1 + s/2)² − 1 6.09% (published: 6.09%) quarterly 4 × ((1 + s/2)^(1/2) − 1) 5.96% (published: 5.96%) monthly 12 × ((1 + s/2)^(1/6) − 1) 5.93% (published: 5.93%)

The § 7520 rate is the annual 120% mid-term figure rounded to the nearest 0.2%, with a tie rounding up: 6.09% → 6.0%, which is what the ruling publishes.

What these rates are for

IRC § 1274(d) requires the IRS to publish the applicable federal rates every month: the short-term rate for instruments of three years or less, the mid-term rate for over three and up to nine years, and the long-term rate beyond that, each set from the average market yield on outstanding U.S. Treasury obligations of comparable maturity. The multiples serve other Code sections: 120% of the mid-term rate caps a 72(t)/SEPP fixed-amortization or annuitization payment (Notice 2022-6) and, rounded to 0.2%, is the § 7520 rate used to value annuities, life estates and remainders; the 110%, 130%, 150% and 175% rows feed § 42, § 382, § 467 and § 468 computations. The adjusted AFR in Table 2 is the § 1288 rate for tax-exempt obligations.

Informational only, not tax, legal or financial advice. Confirm the figure against the linked ruling before relying on it.

Last reviewed: November 2026 · snapshot built 2026-10-26 from irs.gov.

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