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Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2010-3

Interest Rate

For period: July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Approved May 4, 2010

(Replaces Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2009-7)

RAB 2010‑3. This Revenue Administrative Bulletin (RAB) establishes the annual rate of interest due on underpayments and overpayments for the period beginning on July 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.

A daily rate of interest .0001164 based on an adjusted annual rate of 4.25% will be added to a tax deficiency or an excessive claim for the period stated above.  The effective annual rate of 4.25% 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, 2010

December 31, 2010

4.25%

.0001164

January 1, 2010

June 30, 2010

4.25%

.0001164

July 1, 2009

December 31, 2009

4.7%

.0001288

January 1, 2009

June 30, 2009

6.0%

.0001644

July 1, 2008

December 31, 2008

7.9%

.0002151

January 1, 2008

June 30, 2008

9.2%

.0002514

July 1, 2007

December 31, 2007

9.25%

.0002534

January 1, 2007

June 30, 2007

9.1%

.0002493

July 1, 2006

December 31, 2006

8.2%

.0002245

January 1, 2006

June 30, 2006

7.2%

.0001973

July 1, 2005

December 31, 2005

6.2%

.0001699

January 1, 2005

June 30, 2005

5.2%

.0001428

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 2008 showing tax due of $1,500.00. If the tax is not paid until August 12, 2010 the amount of interest calculated due from April 16, 2009 through August 12, 2010, 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, 2009

June 30, 2009

75

.0001644

$1,500

$44.63

July 1, 2009

December 31, 2009

184

.0001288

$1,500

$35.55

January 1, 2010

June 30, 2010

181

.0001164

$1,500

$31.60

July 1, 2010

August 12, 2010

43

.0001164

$1,500

$7.51

Total Interest charged from date return was due until date paid: $206.94

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

Total amount due (tax and interest): $1,706.94