July 2022 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts AFRs
The July applicable federal rate (“AFR”) for use with a sale to a defective grantor trust,...more
7/6/2022
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Federal interest rates increased slightly for December of 2021 but remain fairly low historically. The December Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 1.6%, which is...more
12/14/2021
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December 2020 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts AFRs -
Certain federal interest rates increased slightly for December of 2020, while...more
12/7/2020
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November 2020 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts AFRs -
Certain federal interest rates increased slightly for November of 2020, while...more
11/2/2020
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May 2020 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts AFRs -
Important federal interest rates continued to drop significantly for May of 2020. The...more
5/4/2020
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July Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts (Rev. Rul. 2018-16) -
The July § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs,...more
7/6/2018
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March Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The March § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and...more
3/12/2018
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February Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The February § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs...more
2/9/2016
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September Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The September § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs,...more
9/16/2015
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August Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts -
The August § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and...more
8/3/2015
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The December § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.0%, which is unchanged from last month. The December applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with a sale to a defective...more
12/13/2013
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