Applicable Federal Rate - AFR

What Does Applicable Federal Rate - AFR Mean?
The interest rate published by the U.S. Treasury to calculate imputed interest charges.

Investopedia explains Applicable Federal Rate - AFR
The taxman will always get you! This is the rate used by the IRS to calculate interest charges, even though no interest has been charged.

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