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Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2000-1

Interest Rate

For Period: July 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

Approved: April 10, 1987

(Replaces Revenue Administrative Bulletin 1999-6)

Note: See most current Interest Rate RAB for the current and historical rates.

RAB-2000-1. This bulletin establishes the annual rate of interest due on underpayments and overpayments for the period beginning on July 1, 2000 and ending on December 31, 2000.

A daily rate of interest of .0002596 based on an adjusted annual rate of 9.5 shall be added to a tax deficiency or an excessive claim for the period stated above. The effective annual rate of 9.5 was established pursuant to section 23(2) of the revenue act, MCL 205.23(2); MSA 7.657(23)(2), at one percentage point above the adjusted prime rate charged by three commercial banks to large businesses.

The rates of interest as announced in this bulletin also apply to overpayments as added under MCL 205.30(1); MSA 7.657(30)(1) for periods after March 31, 1993. The rate of interest for periods prior to April 1, 1993 remains at the annual rate of 9%.

The following annual and corresponding daily rates of interest are in effect and will accrue during these periods:

Start Date

End Date

Annual Rate

Daily Rate

October 1, 1967

June 30, 1986

9%

.0002466

July 1, 1986

December 31, 1986

10.4%

.0002849

January 1, 1987

June 30, 1987

9.2%

.0002521

July 1, 1987

December 31, 1987

8.5%

.0002329

January 1, 1988

June 30, 1988

9.2%

.0002514

July 1, 1988

December 31, 1988

9.7%

.0002650

January 1, 1989

June 30, 1989

10.2%

.0002795

July 1, 1989

December 31, 1989

11.6%

.0003178

January 1, 1990

June 30, 1990

12.0%

.0003288

July 1, 1990

December 31, 1990

11.3%

.0003096

January 1, 1991

June 30, 1991

11.0%

.0003014

July 1, 1991

December 31, 1991

10.6%

.0002904

January 1, 1992

June 30, 1992

9.5%

.0002596

July 1, 1992

December 31, 1992

8.1%

.0002213

January 1, 1993

June 30, 1993

7.3%

.0002

July 1, 1993

December 31, 1993

7.0%

.0001918

January 1, 1994

June 30, 1994

7.0%

.0001918

July 1, 1994

December 31, 1994

7.0%

.0001918

January 1, 1995

June 30, 1995

8.2%

.0002247

July 1, 1995

December 31, 1995

9.5%

.0002603

January 1, 1996

June 30, 1996

9.9%

.0002705

July 1, 1996

December 31, 1996

9.5%

.0002596

January 1, 1997

June 30, 1997

9.25%

.0002534

July 1, 1997

December 31, 1997

9.3%

.0002548

January 1, 1998

June 30, 1998

9.5%

.0002603

July 1, 1998

December 31, 1998

9.5%

.0002603

January 1, 1999

June 30, 1999

9.5%

.0002603

July 1, 1999

December 31, 1999

8.8%

.0002411

January 1, 2000

June 30, 2000

8.9%

.0002432

July 1, 2000

December 31, 2000

9.5%

.0002596

Example: Taxpayer A, who files on a calendar year basis, filed a MI-1040 return for 1998 showing tax due of $1,500.00. If the tax is not paid until August 15, 2000 the amount of interest calculated due from April 16, 1998 to August 15, 2000 is as follows:

Start Date of Interest Period

End Date of Interest Period

Number of Days in Interest Period

Daily Interest Rate for Period

Amount of Tax Due on Return

Amount of Interest for Period

April 16, 1998

June 30, 1998

74

.0002603

$1,500

$28.89

July 1, 1998

December 31, 1998

184

.0002603

$1,500

$71.84

January 1, 1999

June 30, 1999

181

.0002603

$1,500

$70.67

July 1, 1999

December 31, 1999

184

.0002411

$1,500

$66.54

January 1, 2000

April 16, 2000

182

.0002432

$1,500

$66.44

July 1, 2000

August 15, 2000

46

.0002596

$1,500

$17.91

Total interest: $322.29

Tax Due: $1,500.00

Total Due: $1,822.29