The IRS has issued (Rev. Rul. 2013-3) the minimum required interest rates for loans made in February 2013:
-Short Term (demand loans and loans with terms of up to 3 years): 0.21%
-Mid-Term (loans from 3-9 years): 1.01%
-Long-Term (over 9 years): 2.52%
The Long-term tax-exempt rate for Section 382 ownership changes in February 2013 is 2.83%.
Historical AFRs may be found here or from prior Tax Update posts.





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Here you go: I posted on your FB page also…
IRS loses lawsuit in fight against tax preparers
http://money.msn.com/taxes/news.aspx?feed=AP&date=20130118&id=16013865
Thanks, I added the link to the post.