The Internal Revenue Service today that interest rates will increase for the calendar quarter beginning Oct. 1, 2022.
For individuals, the rate for overpayments and underpayments will be 6% per year, compounded daily, up from 5% for the quarter that began on July 1.
Here is a complete list of the new rates:
• 6% for overpayments [3.5% for corporations].
(payments made in excess of the amount owed)
• 5% for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000.
• 6% for underpayments. (taxes owed but not fully paid)
• 8% for large corporate underpayments.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
Generally, for a corporation, the underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points, and the overpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 2 percentage points. The rate for large corporate underpayments is the federal short-term rate plus 5 percentage points. The rate on the portion of a corporate overpayment of tax exceeding $10,000 for a taxable period is the federal short-term rate plus one-half (0.5) of a percentage point.
Source: IRS.gov
Issue Number: IR-2022-150