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Applicable Federal Rates for September 2016

August 23, 2016 Applicable Federal Rates

The Internal Revenue Code prescribes minimum imputed interest rates and time-value-of-money factors applicable to certain loan transactions and estate planning techniques. These rates are tied formulaically to market interest rates. The Internal Revenue Service updates these rates monthly. These are commonly applicable rates in effect for September 2016: Short Term AFR…

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August 17, 2016 Capital Gain Transactions

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