[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43590-43591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15479]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on
Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the quarterly Internal
Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue
accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties
will decrease from the previous quarter. For the calendar quarter
beginning July 1, 2020, the interest rates for overpayments will be 2
percent for corporations and 3 percent for non-corporations, and the
interest rate for underpayments will be 3 percent for both corporations
and non-corporations. This notice is published for the convenience of
the importing public and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.
DATES: The rates announced in this notice are applicable as of July 1,
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Ingalls, Revenue Division,
Collection Refunds & Analysis Branch, 6650 Telecom Drive, Suite #100,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278; telephone (317) 298-1107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and Treasury Decision 85-93, published
in the Federal Register on May 29, 1985 (50 FR 21832), the interest
rate paid on applicable overpayments or underpayments of customs duties
must be in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code rate established
under 26 U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 provides different interest
rates applicable to overpayments: One for corporations and one for non-
corporations.
The interest rates are based on the Federal short-term rate and
determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of the
Secretary of the Treasury on a quarterly basis. The rates effective for
a quarter are determined during the first-month period of the previous
quarter.
In Revenue Ruling 2020-13, the IRS determined the rates of interest
for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2020, and ending on
September 30, 2020. The interest rate paid to the Treasury for
underpayments will be the Federal short-term rate (0%) plus three
percentage points (3%) for a total of three percent (3%) for both
corporations and non-corporations. For corporate overpayments, the rate
is the Federal short-term rate (0%) plus two percentage points (2%) for
a total of two percent (2%). For overpayments made by non-corporations,
the rate is the Federal short-term rate (0%) plus three percentage
points (3%) for a total of three percent (3%). These interest rates
used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and
refunds (overpayments) of customs duties have decreased from the
previous quarter. These interest rates are subject to change for the
calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2020, and ending on December 31,
2020.
For the convenience of the importing public and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection personnel, the following list of IRS interest rates
used, covering the period from July of 1974 to date, to calculate
interest on overdue accounts and refunds of customs duties, is
published in summary format.
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Corporate
Under- Over- payments overpayments
Beginning date Ending date payments (percent) (eff. 1-1-99)
(percent) (percent)
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070174.......................................... 063075 6 6 ..............
070175.......................................... 013176 9 9 ..............
020176.......................................... 013178 7 7 ..............
020178.......................................... 013180 6 6 ..............
020180.......................................... 013182 12 12 ..............
020182.......................................... 123182 20 20 ..............
010183.......................................... 063083 16 16 ..............
070183.......................................... 123184 11 11 ..............
010185.......................................... 063085 13 13 ..............
070185.......................................... 123185 11 11 ..............
010186.......................................... 063086 10 10 ..............
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070186.......................................... 123186 9 9 ..............
010187.......................................... 093087 9 8 ..............
100187.......................................... 123187 10 9 ..............
010188.......................................... 033188 11 10 ..............
040188.......................................... 093088 10 9 ..............
100188.......................................... 033189 11 10 ..............
040189.......................................... 093089 12 11 ..............
100189.......................................... 033191 11 10 ..............
040191.......................................... 123191 10 9 ..............
010192.......................................... 033192 9 8 ..............
040192.......................................... 093092 8 7 ..............
100192.......................................... 063094 7 6 ..............
070194.......................................... 093094 8 7 ..............
100194.......................................... 033195 9 8 ..............
040195.......................................... 063095 10 9 ..............
070195.......................................... 033196 9 8 ..............
040196.......................................... 063096 8 7 ..............
070196.......................................... 033198 9 8 ..............
040198.......................................... 123198 8 7 ..............
010199.......................................... 033199 7 7 6
040199.......................................... 033100 8 8 7
040100.......................................... 033101 9 9 8
040101.......................................... 063001 8 8 7
070101.......................................... 123101 7 7 6
010102.......................................... 123102 6 6 5
010103.......................................... 093003 5 5 4
100103.......................................... 033104 4 4 3
040104.......................................... 063004 5 5 4
070104.......................................... 093004 4 4 3
100104.......................................... 033105 5 5 4
040105.......................................... 093005 6 6 5
100105.......................................... 063006 7 7 6
070106.......................................... 123107 8 8 7
010108.......................................... 033108 7 7 6
040108.......................................... 063008 6 6 5
070108.......................................... 093008 5 5 4
100108.......................................... 123108 6 6 5
010109.......................................... 033109 5 5 4
040109.......................................... 123110 4 4 3
010111.......................................... 033111 3 3 2
040111.......................................... 093011 4 4 3
100111.......................................... 033116 3 3 2
040116.......................................... 033118 4 4 3
040118.......................................... 123118 5 5 4
010119.......................................... 063019 6 6 5
070119.......................................... 063020 5 5 4
070120.......................................... 093020 3 3 2
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Dated: July 14, 2020.
Jeffrey Caine,
Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020-15479 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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