Does anyone know where and when the 30-YR Treasury Rate is published these days? It used to be available in Release H- or G-13 on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of the month. Thanks!

is this what you are looking for?



http://www.irs.gov/retirement/article/0,,id=96450,00.html

Thanks, Tom. I am looking for a citation to the official publication in which the Treasury Department releases the GATT rate and also the date on which that information is released.

It used to be that the Treasury Department released the GATT rate in Release G13 on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each month. Then the Treasury Department did away with Release G13 (I think they consolidated that information with other information) and began releasing the GATT rate in Release H13, again on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each month.

The internet link that you mentioned shows what the GATT rate is (and has been), but it is not, I suspect, the official publication of that rate. The Treasury Department has stopped issuing Release H13 and I would like to know whether the Treasury Department has replaced it with something else and, if so, what that is and when it is published.

Thanks for the link you mentioned, but I don't think that is exactly what I am looking for.

The Federal Reserve (not the Treasury Department) issued Release H.15 (and still does). That Release, however, no longer includes the GATT Rate.

Discontinuance of the G.13 With this issue, the Federal Reserve is ceasing publication of the G.13 statistical release. The data reported on the G.13 are available elsewhere:
• In a weekly release, the H.15, which is available in print and on the Board's web site (www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H15);
• On the web only, in a daily update of the H.15 (www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H15/update) and in the historical H.15 data (www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H15/data.htm).

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release These data are released the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each month. Availability of the release is announced on (202) 452-3206. G.13 (415)

Sure you can try the Federal Reserve, but it is never official until the IRS releases it. For example,
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-05-67.pdf

Hi Pax. Do you know whether the IRS has a uniform system for releasing the GATT rate, e.g., the first Tuesday following the first Monday of each month, or is the GATT rate released whenever the IRS gets around to it? The reason I ask is a client with PYB October 1st has changed from a one month look back to a three month look back. We know what the July rate is, but they keep pestering me about when the IRS will release the September rate so that they will know which rate produces larger lump sum benefits and they can proceed with a few pending distributions. I don't really like telling them, "well, the IRS does not issue the GATT rate at regular intervals--they most likely will release the September rate in October, but it could be released tomorrow or October 31st--I don't know."

Here's a link to the IRS Notice with September's 30-year interest rate: http://www.irs.gov/irb/2005-40_IRB/ar10.html

My recollection is that the IRS has stated their goal is to get the release out within the first five business days of the month. If that is not exact, it is approximate. BTW, they do a good job of it.