Interest Rates

Annual Certified Interest Rates 1983-2007
 
Note: Beginning July 1, 2005, estate tax and tangible personal property tax are subject to an interest rate different than for the other taxes. See Table 2 for new interest rate on estate tax and tangible personal property tax.
 

 

Table 1 - Certified interest rates for most taxes
Calendar 
Year

Annual
Rate

 Monthly
Accrual

 2008*
8.0%
0.67%
 2007*
8.0%
0.67%
 2006*
6.0%
0.50%
 2005*
5.0%
0.42%

2004

 4.0%

 0.33%

2003

 6.0%

 0.50%

2002

7.0%

0.58%

2001 9.0% 0.75%
2000 8.0% 0.67%
1999 8.0% 0.67%
1998 9.0% 0.75%
1997 9.0% 0.75%
1996 9.0% 0.75%
1995 9.0% 0.75%
1994 7.0% 0.58%
1993 7.0% 0.58%
1992

10.0%

0.83%
1991

11.0%

0.92%
1990

11.0%

0.92%
1989

11.0%

0.92%
1988

10.0%

0.83%
1987

6.0%

0.50%
1986

8.0%

0.67%
1985

9.0%

0.75%
1984

9.0%

0.75%
1983 10.0% 0.83%

*See Table 2 for estate tax and tangible personal property tax interest rates.


Table 2: Interest rate applicable only to estate tax and tangible personal property tax
 

Annual
Rate

 Monthly
Accrual

Calendar Year 2008
5.0%
0.42%
Calendar Year 2007
5.0%
0.42%
Calendar Year 2006
3.0%
0.25%

July - December 2005

 2.0%

 0.17%

January - June 2005
5.0%
0.42%

 

Interest Rate Formula:

Tax due x interest rate x number of days late ÷ number of days in year = Interest

Example: 2004 IT-1040 filed June 21, 2006 with a tax due of $60.00

$60.00 x 5% x 260 days ÷ 365 = $2.14

$60.00 x 6% x 172 days ÷ 365= $1.70

Total Interest = $3.84