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55 Cust. B. 1 (2021-2022)

handle is hein.usfed/cusbul0193 and id is 1 raw text is: 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
overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of
customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For
the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2021, the interest rates for
overpayments will be 2 percent for corporations and 3 percent for
non-corporations, and the interest rate for underpayments will be 3
percent 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.
DATES: The rates announced in this notice are applicable as of
January 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Ingalls,
Revenue Division, Collection Refunds & Analysis Branch, 6650
Telecom Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278; telephone
(317) 298-1107.
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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