[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19002-19004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06974]


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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 remain the same from the previous quarter. For the calendar 
quarter beginning April 1, 2020, the interest rates for overpayments 
will be 4 percent for corporations and 5 percent for non-corporations, 
and the interest rate for underpayments will be 5 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 April 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 2020-7, the IRS determined the rates of interest 
for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2020, and ending on June 
30, 2020. The interest rate paid to the Treasury for underpayments will 
be the Federal short-term rate (2%) plus three percentage points (3%) 
for a total of five percent (5%) for both corporations and non-
corporations. For corporate overpayments, the rate is the Federal 
short-term rate (2%) plus two percentage points (2%) for a total of 
four percent (4%). For overpayments made by non-corporations, the rate 
is the Federal short-term rate (2%) plus three percentage points (3%) 
for a total of five percent (5%). These interest rates used to 
calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds 
(overpayments) of customs duties are remaining the same from the 
previous quarter. These interest rates are subject to change for the 
calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2020, and ending on September 30, 
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
                                                                  Underpayments    Overpayments    overpayments
                 Beginning date                    Ending date      (percent)        (percent)     (Eff. 1-1-99)
                                                                                                     (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  ..............
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

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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.........................................          093020                5               5               4
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    Dated: March 30, 2020.
Jeffrey Caine,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020-06974 Filed 4-2-20; 8:45 am]
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