IR-2007-154, Sept. 4, 2007
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced there will be no change in the interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning Oct. 1, 2007. The interest rates are as follows:
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8 percent for overpayments (7 percent in the case of a corporation);
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8 percent for underpayments;
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10 percent for large corporate underpayments; and
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5.5 percent for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000.
The rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
Generally, in the case of a corporation, the underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points and the overpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 2 percentage points.
The rate for large corporate underpayments is the federal short-term rate plus 5 percentage points. The rate on the portion of a corporate overpayment of tax exceeding $10,000 for a taxable period is the federal short-term rate plus 0.5 of a percentage points.
The interest rates announced today are computed from the federal short-term rate based on daily compounding determined during July 2007.
Revenue Ruling 2007-56 PDF will appear in Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2007-39, dated Sept. 24, 2007.