That's a loan with an interest rate below a certain minimum level set by the government, known as the Applicable Federal Rate, or AFR. Every month, the IRS publishes a list of current Applicable Federal Rates, which reflect market conditions. For example, in May of 2024, the AFR for ...
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for March 2016 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term, mid-term, and long-term applicable federal rates (AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code...