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EMPLOYEE PLANS

Notice 2025-17, page 1387.

This notice sets forth updates on the corporate bond monthly

yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates for February 2025 used under § 417(e)(3)(D), the 24-month average

segment rates applicable for March 2025, and the 30-year

Treasury rates, as reflected by the application of § 430(h)(2)

(C)(iv).

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them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and

enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all.

Introduction

The Internal Revenue Bulletin is the authoritative instrument

of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for announcing official rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service

and for publishing Treasury Decisions, Executive Orders, Tax

Conventions, legislation, court decisions, and other items of

general interest. It is published weekly.

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of the tax laws, including all rulings that supersede, revoke,

modify, or amend any of those previously published in the

Bulletin. All published rulings apply retroactively unless otherwise indicated. Procedures relating solely to matters of internal management are not published; however, statements of

internal practices and procedures that affect the rights and

duties of taxpayers are published.

Revenue rulings represent the conclusions of the Service

on the application of the law to the pivotal facts stated in

the revenue ruling. In those based on positions taken in rulings to taxpayers or technical advice to Service field offices,

identifying details and information of a confidential nature are

deleted to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy and to

comply with statutory requirements.

Rulings and procedures reported in the Bulletin do not have the

force and effect of Treasury Department Regulations, but they

may be used as precedents. Unpublished rulings will not be

relied on, used, or cited as precedents by Service personnel in

the disposition of other cases. In applying published rulings and

procedures, the effect of subsequent legislation, regulations,

court decisions, rulings, and procedures must be considered,

and Service personnel and others concerned are cautioned

against reaching the same conclusions in other cases unless

the facts and circumstances are substantially the same.

The Bulletin is divided into four parts as follows:

Part I.—1986 Code.

This part includes rulings and decisions based on provisions

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Part II.—Treaties and Tax Legislation.

This part is divided into two subparts as follows: Subpart A,

Tax Conventions and Other Related Items, and Subpart B,

Legislation and Related Committee Reports.

Part III.—Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous.

To the extent practicable, pertinent cross references to these

subjects are contained in the other Parts and Subparts. Also

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Rulings. Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rulings are issued

by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Assistant

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Part IV.—Items of General Interest.

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The last Bulletin for each month includes a cumulative index

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The contents of this publication are not copyrighted and may be reprinted freely. A citation of the Internal Revenue Bulletin as the source would be appropriate.

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Bulletin No. 2025–14

Part III

Update for Weighted

Average Interest Rates,

Yield Curves, and Segment

Rates

Notice 2025-17

This notice provides guidance on the

corporate bond monthly yield curve, the

corresponding spot segment rates used

under § 417(e)(3), and the 24-month average segment rates under § 430(h)(2) of the

Internal Revenue Code. In addition, this

notice provides guidance as to the interest rate on 30-year Treasury securities

under § 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(II) as in effect for

plan years beginning before 2008 and the

30-year Treasury weighted average rate

under § 431(c)(6)(E)(ii)(I).

YIELD CURVE AND SEGMENT

RATES

Section 430 specifies the minimum

funding requirements that apply to single-employer plans (except for CSEC plans

Applicable Month

March 2025

under § 414(y)) pursuant to § 412. Section

430(h)(2) specifies the interest rates that

must be used to determine a plan’s target

normal cost and funding target. Under this

provision, present value is generally determined using three 24-month average interest rates (“segment rates”), each of which

applies to cash flows during specified periods. To the extent provided under § 430(h)

(2)(C)(iv), these segment rates are adjusted

by the applicable percentage of the 25-year

average segment rates for the period ending

September 30 of the year preceding the calendar year in which the plan year begins.1

However, an election may be made under

§ 430(h)(2)(D)(ii) to use the monthly yield

curve in place of the segment rates.

Section 1.430(h)(2)-1(d) provides

rules for determining the monthly corporate bond yield curve,2 and § 1.430(h)

(2)-1(c) provides rules for determining

the 24-month average corporate bond

segment rates used to compute the target

normal cost and the funding target. Consistent with the methodology specified in

§ 1.430(h)(2)-1(d), the monthly corporate

bond yield curve derived from February

2025 data is in Table 2025-2 at the end

of this notice. The spot first, second, and

third segment rates for the month of February 2025 are, respectively, 4.65, 5.38,

and 5.81.

The 24-month average segment rates

determined under § 430(h)(2)(C)(i)

through (iii) must be adjusted pursuant to

§ 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) to be within the applicable minimum and maximum percentages of the corresponding 25-year average segment rates. Those percentages are

95% and 105% for plan years beginning

in 2024 and 2025. For this purpose, any

25-year average segment rate that is less

than 5% is deemed to be 5%. The 25-year

average segment rates for plan years

beginning in 2024 and 2025 were published in Notice 2023-66, 2023-40 I.R.B.

992 and Notice 2024-67, 2024-41 I.R.B.

726, respectively.

24-MONTH AVERAGE CORPORATE

BOND SEGMENT RATES

The three 24-month average corporate

bond segment rates applicable for March

2025 without adjustment for the 25-year

average segment rate limits are as follows:

24-Month Average Segment Rates Without 25-Year Average Adjustment

First Segment

Second Segment

Third Segment

4.99

5.30

5.48

The adjusted 24-month average segment rates set forth in the chart below

reflect § 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Code. The

24-month averages applicable for March

2025, adjusted to be within the applicable

minimum and maximum percentages of

the corresponding 25-year average segment rates in accordance with § 430(h)(2)

(C)(iv) of the Code, are as follows:

Adjusted 24-Month Average Segment Rates

For Plan Years

Beginning In

Applicable Month

First Segment

Second Segment

Third Segment

2024

March 2025

4.99

5.30

5.59

2025

March 2025

4.99

5.30

5.50

Pursuant to § 433(h)(3)(A), the third segment rate determined under § 430(h)(2)(C) is used to determine the current liability of a CSEC plan (which is used to calculate the minimum amount

of the full funding limitation under § 433(c)(7)(C)).

For months before February 2024, the monthly corporate bond yield curve was determined in accordance with Notice 2007-81, 2007-44 I.R.B. 899. Section 1.430(h)(2)-1(d) generally adopts

the methodology for determining the monthly corporate bond yield curve under Notice 2007-81 but includes two enhancements to take into account subsequent changes in the bond market.

Those enhancements are described in the preamble to TD 9986 (89 FR 2127).

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30-YEAR TREASURY SECURITIES

INTEREST RATES

Section 431 specifies the minimum

funding requirements that apply to multiemployer plans pursuant to § 412. Section 431(c)(6)(B) specifies a minimum

amount for the full-funding limitation

described in § 431(c)(6)(A), based on the

plan’s current liability. Section 431(c)

(6)(E)(ii)(I) provides that the interest

rate used to calculate current liability for

this purpose must be no more than 5 percent above and no more than 10 percent

below the weighted average of the rates

of interest on 30-year Treasury securities

during the four-year period ending on the

last day before the beginning of the plan

year. Notice 88-73, 1988-2 C.B. 383,

provides guidelines for determining the

weighted average interest rate. The rate

of interest on 30-year Treasury securities

for February 2025 is 4.68 percent. The

Service determined this rate as the aver-

age of the daily determinations of yield

on the 30-year Treasury bond maturing

in November 2054 determined each day

through February 12, 2025 and the yield

on the 30-year Treasury bond maturing in

February 2055 determined each day for

the balance of the month. For plan years

beginning in March 2025, the weighted

average of the rates of interest on 30-year

Treasury securities and the permissible

range of rates used to calculate current

liability are as follows:

For Plan Years Beginning In

Treasury Weighted Average Rates

30-Year Treasury Weighted Average

Permissible Range 90% to 105%

March 2025

3.93

3.54 to 4.13

under § 417(e)(3)(D) are segment rates

computed without regard to a 24-month

average. Section 1.417(e)-1(d)(3) provides guidelines for determining the min-

imum present value segment rates. Pursuant to that section, the minimum present

value segment rates determined for February 2025 are as follows:

MINIMUM PRESENT VALUE

SEGMENT RATES

In general, the applicable interest rates

Month

February 2025

Minimum Present Value Segment Rates

First Segment

Second Segment

4.65

5.38

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this notice is

Tom Morgan of the Office of Associ-

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ate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits,

Exempt Organizations, and Employment

Taxes). However, other personnel from

the IRS participated in the development

1388

Third Segment

5.81

of this guidance. For further information

regarding this notice, contact Mr. Morgan

at 202-317-6700 or Tony Montanaro at

626-927-1475 (not toll-free calls).

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Table 2025-2

Monthly Yield Curve for February 2025

Derived from February 2025 Data

Maturity

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

Yield

4.50

4.53

4.56

4.59

4.63

4.66

4.69

4.73

4.77

4.81

4.86

4.91

4.96

5.01

5.06

5.11

5.15

5.20

5.24

5.28

5.32

5.35

5.39

5.42

5.44

5.47

5.49

5.51

5.53

5.55

5.57

5.58

5.60

5.61

5.62

5.63

5.64

5.65

5.66

5.67

Maturity

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.5

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

26.0

26.5

27.0

27.5

28.0

28.5

29.0

29.5

30.0

30.5

31.0

31.5

32.0

32.5

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0

35.5

36.0

36.5

37.0

37.5

38.0

38.5

39.0

39.5

40.0

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Yield

5.68

5.69

5.70

5.71

5.72

5.73

5.74

5.75

5.76

5.77

5.78

5.79

5.80

5.81

5.82

Maturity

40.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.5

43.0

43.5

44.0

44.5

45.0

45.5

46.0

46.5

47.0

47.5

48.0

48.5

49.0

49.5

50.0

50.5

51.0

51.5

52.0

52.5

53.0

53.5

54.0

54.5

55.0

55.5

56.0

56.5

57.0

57.5

58.0

58.5

59.0

59.5

60.0

Yield

5.82

5.83

5.84

5.85

5.86

5.87

5.88

1389

Maturity

60.5

61.0

61.5

62.0

62.5

63.0

63.5

64.0

64.5

65.0

65.5

66.0

66.5

67.0

67.5

68.0

68.5

69.0

69.5

70.0

70.5

71.0

71.5

72.0

72.5

73.0

73.5

74.0

74.5

75.0

75.5

76.0

76.5

77.0

77.5

78.0

78.5

79.0

79.5

80.0

Yield

5.88

5.89

5.90

5.91

Maturity

80.5

81.0

81.5

82.0

82.5

83.0

83.5

84.0

84.5

85.0

85.5

86.0

86.5

87.0

87.5

88.0

88.5

89.0

89.5

90.0

90.5

91.0

91.5

92.0

92.5

93.0

93.5

94.0

94.5

95.0

95.5

96.0

96.5

97.0

97.5

98.0

98.5

99.0

99.5

100.0

Yield

5.91

5.92

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Definition of Terms

Revenue rulings and revenue procedures

(hereinafter referred to as “rulings”) that

have an effect on previous rulings use the

following defined terms to describe the

effect:

Amplified describes a situation where

no change is being made in a prior published position, but the prior position is

being extended to apply to a variation of

the fact situation set forth therein. Thus,

if an earlier ruling held that a principle

applied to A, and the new ruling holds that

the same principle also applies to B, the

earlier ruling is amplified. (Compare with

modified, below).

Clarified is used in those instances

where the language in a prior ruling is

being made clear because the language

has caused, or may cause, some confusion. It is not used where a position in a

prior ruling is being changed.

Distinguished describes a situation

where a ruling mentions a previously published ruling and points out an essential

difference between them.

Modified is used where the substance

of a previously published position is being

changed. Thus, if a prior ruling held that a

principle applied to A but not to B, and the

new ruling holds that it applies to both A

and B, the prior ruling is modified because

it corrects a published position. (Compare

with amplified and clarified, above).

Obsoleted describes a previously published ruling that is not considered determinative with respect to future transactions.

This term is most commonly used in a ruling

that lists previously published rulings that

are obsoleted because of changes in laws or

regulations. A ruling may also be obsoleted

because the substance has been included in

regulations subsequently adopted.

Revoked describes situations where the

position in the previously published ruling

is not correct and the correct position is

being stated in a new ruling.

Superseded describes a situation where

the new ruling does nothing more than

restate the substance and situation of a

previously published ruling (or rulings).

Thus, the term is used to republish under

the 1986 Code and regulations the same

position published under the 1939 Code

and regulations. The term is also used

when it is desired to republish in a single

ruling a series of situations, names, etc.,

that were previously published over a

period of time in separate rulings. If the

new ruling does more than restate the substance of a prior ruling, a combination of

terms is used. For example, modified and

superseded describes a situation where the

substance of a previously published ruling

is being changed in part and is continued

without change in part and it is desired to

restate the valid portion of the previously

published ruling in a new ruling that is

self contained. In this case, the previously

published ruling is first modified and then,

as modified, is superseded.

Supplemented is used in situations in

which a list, such as a list of the names of

countries, is published in a ruling and that

list is expanded by adding further names

in subsequent rulings. After the original

ruling has been supplemented several

times, a new ruling may be published that

includes the list in the original ruling and

the additions, and supersedes all prior rulings in the series.

Suspended is used in rare situations

to show that the previous published rulings will not be applied pending some

future action such as the issuance of new

or amended regulations, the outcome of

cases in litigation, or the outcome of a

Service study.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations in current

use and formerly used will appear in

material published in the Bulletin.

A—Individual.

Acq.—Acquiescence.

B—Individual.

BE—Beneficiary.

BK—Bank.

B.T.A.—Board of Tax Appeals.

C—Individual.

C.B.—Cumulative Bulletin.

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations.

CI—City.

COOP—Cooperative.

Ct.D.—Court Decision.

CY—County.

D—Decedent.

DC—Dummy Corporation.

DE—Donee.

Del. Order—Delegation Order.

DISC—Domestic International Sales Corporation.

DR—Donor.

E—Estate.

EE—Employee.

E.O.—Executive Order.

ER—Employer.

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ERISA—Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

EX—Executor.

F—Fiduciary.

FC—Foreign Country.

FICA—Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

FISC—Foreign International Sales Company.

FPH—Foreign Personal Holding Company.

F.R.—Federal Register.

FUTA—Federal Unemployment Tax Act.

FX—Foreign corporation.

G.C.M.—Chief Counsel’s Memorandum.

GE—Grantee.

GP—General Partner.

GR—Grantor.

IC—Insurance Company.

I.R.B.—Internal Revenue Bulletin.

LE—Lessee.

LP—Limited Partner.

LR—Lessor.

M—Minor.

Nonacq.—Nonacquiescence.

O—Organization.

P—Parent Corporation.

PHC—Personal Holding Company.

PO—Possession of the U.S.

PR—Partner.

PRS—Partnership.

PTE—Prohibited Transaction Exemption.

Pub. L.—Public Law.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

Rev. Proc.—Revenue Procedure.

Rev. Rul.—Revenue Ruling.

S—Subsidiary.

S.P.R.—Statement of Procedural Rules.

Stat.—Statutes at Large.

T—Target Corporation.

T.C.—Tax Court.

T.D.—Treasury Decision.

TFE—Transferee.

TFR—Transferor.

T.I.R.—Technical Information Release.

TP—Taxpayer.

TR—Trust.

TT—Trustee.

U.S.C.—United States Code.

X—Corporation.

Y—Corporation.

Z—Corporation.

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Numerical Finding List1

Bulletin 2025–14

Announcements:

2025-2, 2025-2 I.R.B. 305

2025-3, 2025-2 I.R.B. 306

2025-4, 2025-2 I.R.B. 306

2025-1, 2025-3 I.R.B. 431

2025-5, 2025-3 I.R.B. 433

2025-6, 2025-5 I.R.B. 526

2025-8, 2025-13 I.R.B. 1384

Notices:

2025-1, 2025-3 I.R.B. 415

2025-2, 2025-3 I.R.B. 418

2025-4, 2025-3 I.R.B. 419

2025-5, 2025-3 I.R.B. 426

2025-3, 2025-4 I.R.B. 488

2025-7, 2025-5 I.R.B. 524

2025-9, 2025-6 I.R.B. 681

2025-10, 2025-6 I.R.B. 682

2025-11, 2025-6 I.R.B. 704

2025-13, 2025-6 I.R.B. 710

2025-6, 2025-8 I.R.B. 799

2025-8, 2025-8 I.R.B. 800

2025-12, 2025-8 I.R.B. 813

2025-14, 2025-10 I.R.B. 980

2025-15, 2025-11 I.R.B. 1089

2025-16, 2025-13 I.R.B. 1378

2025-17, 2025-14 I.R.B. 1387

Proposed Regulations:

REG-117213-24, 2025-3 I.R.B. 433

REG-134420-10, 2025-4 I.R.B. 513

REG-105479-18, 2025-5 I.R.B. 527

REG-116610-20, 2025-5 I.R.B. 638

REG-115560-23, 2025-6 I.R.B. 716

REG-123525-23, 2025-6 I.R.B. 726

REG-124930-21, 2025-7 I.R.B. 772

REG‑100669‑24, 2025-8 I.R.B. 819

REG-101268-24, 2025-8 I.R.B. 836

REG-107420-24, 2025-8 I.R.B. 854

REG-116085-23, 2025-8 I.R.B. 865

REG-118988-22, 2025-8 I.R.B. 869

REG-107895-24, 2025-9 I.R.B. 972

REG-110878-24, 2025-9 I.R.B. 979

REG-112261-24, 2025-10 I.R.B. 983

Revenue Procedures:—Continued

2025-9, 2025-4 I.R.B. 491

2025-10, 2025-4 I.R.B. 492

2025-11, 2025-4 I.R.B. 501

2025-12, 2025-4 I.R.B. 512

2025-6, 2025-6 I.R.B. 713

2025-14, 2025-7 I.R.B. 770

2025-13, 2025-8 I.R.B. 816

2025-15, 2025-11 I.R.B. 1090

2025-16, 2025-11 I.R.B. 1100

2025-17, 2025-13 I.R.B. 1382

Revenue Rulings:

2025-1, 2025-3 I.R.B. 307

2025-2, 2025-3 I.R.B. 309

2025-3, 2025-4 I.R.B. 443

2025-4, 2025-7 I.R.B. 758

2025-5, 2025-7 I.R.B. 767

2025-6, 2025-11 I.R.B. 1064

2025-7, 2025-13 I.R.B. 1239

Treasury Decisions:

10016, 2025-3 I.R.B. 313

10020, 2025-3 I.R.B. 408

10018, 2025-4 I.R.B. 446

10019, 2025-4 I.R.B. 482

10017, 2025-5 I.R.B. 517

10028, 2025-6 I.R.B. 660

10022, 2025-8 I.R.B. 773

10026, 2025-9 I.R.B. 878

10027, 2025-9 I.R.B. 897

10029, 2025-9 I.R.B. 936

10030, 2025-11 I.R.B. 1066

10024, 2025-12 I.R.B. 1104

10023, 2025-13 I.R.B. 1259

Revenue Procedures:

2025-1, 2025-1 I.R.B. 1

2025-2, 2025-1 I.R.B. 118

2025-3, 2025-1 I.R.B. 142

2025-4, 2025-1 I.R.B. 158

2025-5, 2025-1 I.R.B. 260

2025-7, 2025-1 I.R.B. 301

2025-8, 2025-3 I.R.B. 427

A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2024–27 through 2024–52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin

2024–52, dated December 23, 2024.

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Finding List of Current Actions on

Previously Published Items1

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A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2024–27 through 2024–52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin

2024–52, dated December 23, 2024.

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