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51 Nos. 24-26 Cust. B. 1 (2017)

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection



       QUARTERLY IRS INTEREST RATES USED IN
 CALCULATING INTEREST ON OVERDUE ACCOUNTS AND
             REFUNDS   ON  CUSTOMS   DUTIES

AGENCY:   U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION:   General notice.
SUMMARY: This   notice advises the public that the quarterly Inter-
nal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on over-
due accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of cus-
toms duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For the
calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2017, the interest rates for over-
payments will be 3 percent for corporations and 4 percent for non-
corporations, and the interest rate for underpayments will be 4 per-
cent for both corporations and non-corporations. This notice is
published for the convenience of the importing public and U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection personnel.
EFFECTIVE   DATE:  April 1, 2017.
FOR   FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shandy Plicka,
Revenue Division, Collection and Refunds Branch, 6650 Telecom
Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278; telephone (317)
298-1717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                       Background
  Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and Treasury Decision 85-93, pub-
lished in the Federal Register on May 29, 1985 (50 FR 21832), the
interest rate paid on applicable overpayments or underpayments of
customs duties must be in accordance with the Internal Revenue
Code rate established under 26 U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621
provides different interest rates applicable to overpayments: One for
corporations and one for non-corporations.
  The interest rates are based on the Federal short-term rate and
determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of the


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