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Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2004-2

INTEREST RATE

For period: July 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Approved: May 5, 2004

(Replaces Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2003 - 2)

RAB 2004‑2. This Revenue Administrative Bulletin (RAB) establishes the annual rate of interest due on underpayments and overpayments for the period beginning on July 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2004.

A daily rate of interest of .0001366 based on an adjusted annual rate of 5% will be added to a tax deficiency or an excessive claim for the period stated above. The effective annual rate of 5% was established pursuant to section 23(2) of the Revenue Act, MCL 205.23(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 RAB also apply to overpayments as added under MCL 205.30(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

July 1, 2004

December 31, 2004

5.0%

.0001366

January 1, 2004

June 30, 2004

5.0%

.0001366

July 1, 2003

December 31, 2003

5.4%

.0001479

January 1, 2003

June 30, 2003

5.8%

.0001589

July 1, 2002

December 31, 2002

6.0%

.0001644

January 1, 2002

June 30, 2002

8.0%

.0002192

July 1, 2001

December 31, 2001

10.1%

.0002767

January 1, 2001

June 30, 2001

10.4%

.0002849

July 1, 2000

December 31, 2000

9.5%

.0002596

January 1, 2000

June 30, 2000

8.9%

.0002432

July 1, 1999

December 31, 1999

8.8%

.0002411

January 1, 1999

June 30, 1999

9.5%

.0002603

July 1, 1998

December 31, 1998

9.5%

.0002603

January 1, 1998

June 30, 1998

9.5%

.0002603

July 1, 1997

December 31, 1997

9.3%

.0002548

January 1, 1997

June 30, 1997

9.25%

.0002534

July 1, 1996

December 31, 1996

9.5%

.0002596

January 1, 1996

June 30, 1996

9.9%

.0002705

July 1, 1995

December 31, 1995

9.5%

.0002603

January 1, 1995

June 30, 1995

8.2%

.0002247

July 1, 1994

December 31, 1994

7.0%

.0001918

January 1, 1994

June 30, 1994

7.0%

.0001918

July 1, 1993

December 31, 1993

7.0%

.0001918

January 1, 1993

June 30, 1993

7.3%

.0002000

July 1, 1992

December 31, 1992

8.1%

.0002213

January 1, 1992

June 30, 1992

9.5%

.0002596

July 1, 1991

December 31, 1991

10.6%

.0002904

January 1, 1991

June 30, 1991

11.0%

.0003014

July 1, 1990

December 31, 1990

11.3%

.0003096

January 1, 1990

June 30, 1990

12.0%

.0003288

July 1, 1989

December 31, 1989

11.6%

.0003178

January 1, 1989

June 30, 1989

10.2%

.0002795

July 1, 1988

December 31, 1988

9.7%

.0002650

January 1, 1988

June 30, 1988

9.2%

.0002514

July 1, 1987

December 31, 1987

8.5%

.0002329

January 1, 1987

June 30, 1987

9.2%

.0002521

July 1, 1986

December 31, 1986

10.4%

.0002849

October 1, 1967

June 30, 1986

9.0%

.0002466

Example: Taxpayer A, who files on a calendar year basis, filed a MI‑1040 return for 2001 showing tax due of $1,500.00. If the tax is not paid until August 11, 2004 the amount of interest calculated due from April 16 2002 through August 11, 2004, is as follows:

Start Date of Interest Period

End Date of Interest Period

Number of Days in Interest Period Calculation

Daily Interest Rate for Period

Amount of Tax Due on Return

Interest

April 16, 2002

June 30, 2002

75

.0002192

$1,500

$24.66

July 1, 2002

December 31, 2002

184

.0001644

$1,500

$45.37

January 1, 2003

June 30, 2003

181

.0001589

$1,500

$43.14

July 1, 2003

December 31, 2003

184

.0001479

$1,500

$40.82

January 1, 2004

June 30, 2004

182

.0001366

$1,500

$37.29

July 1, 2004

August 11, 2004

42

.0001366

$1,500

$8.61

Total Interest charged from date return was due until date paid: $199.89

Total amount of tax due on return: $1,500.00

Total amount due (tax and interest): $1,699.89