Planning · Retirement Distributions

Required Minimal Distributions

Project required minimum distributions from your traditional IRA / 401(k), stack them against Social Security and other income, and see the federal tax bracket you'll land in each year.

Note: RMDs start at 73 (born 1951–1959) or 75 (born 1960+). Uses the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table. Federal brackets index forward for inflation; Social Security taxability thresholds are statutory and not indexed.

First-year RMD
$115,691
First-year federal bracket
22%
First RMD Year · Age 73
Starting balance$3,065,805
RMD$115,691
Social Security (gross)$100,000
Taxable Social Security$85,000
Other income$50,000
Federal marginal bracket22%
Federal Bracket Math · Age 73 · Married Filing Jointly
RMD$115,691
+ Taxable Social Security$85,000
+ Other income$50,000
= Taxable income$250,691
BracketRateIncome in bracketTax
$0$32,08110%$32,081$3,208
$32,081$130,39612%$98,314$11,798
$130,396$273,46822%$120,295$26,465
Federal taxeffective 16.5%$41,471

Brackets shown are 2026 Married Filing Jointly figures inflated 2%/yr to age 73. Marginal rate = top bracket your last dollar falls into (22%).

Year-by-Year Projection

Age 73Bracket 22%
Balance$3,065,805RMD$115,691Total tax$41,471
Age 74Bracket 22%
Balance$3,215,624RMD$126,103Total tax$43,488
Age 75Bracket 22%
Balance$3,367,578RMD$136,893Total tax$45,583
Age 76Bracket 22%
Balance$3,521,446RMD$148,584Total tax$47,870
Age 77Bracket 22%
Balance$3,676,420RMD$160,542Total tax$50,210
Age 78Bracket 24%
Balance$3,832,306RMD$174,196Total tax$53,063
Age 79Bracket 24%
Balance$3,987,341RMD$188,973Total tax$56,187
Age 80Bracket 24%
Balance$4,140,220RMD$204,961Total tax$59,593
Age 81Bracket 24%
Balance$4,289,432RMD$221,105Total tax$63,027
Age 82Bracket 24%
Balance$4,434,477RMD$239,701Total tax$67,042
Age 83Bracket 24%
Balance$4,572,305RMD$258,322Total tax$71,053
Age 84Bracket 24%
Balance$4,702,241RMD$279,895Total tax$75,764
Age 85Bracket 24%
Balance$4,820,357RMD$301,272Total tax$80,418
Age 86Bracket 24%
Balance$4,925,802RMD$324,066Total tax$85,403
Age 87Bracket 24%
Balance$5,015,893RMD$348,326Total tax$90,729
Age 88Bracket 24%
Balance$5,087,648RMD$371,361Total tax$95,753
Age 89Bracket 24%
Balance$5,140,752RMD$398,508Total tax$101,752
Age 90Bracket 24%
Balance$5,169,046RMD$423,692Total tax$107,271
Age 91Bracket 24%
Balance$5,172,436RMD$449,777Total tax$112,995
Age 92Bracket 24%
Balance$5,147,698RMD$476,639Total tax$118,895
Age 93Bracket 24%
Balance$5,091,455RMD$504,104Total tax$124,928
Age 94Bracket 24%
Balance$5,000,212RMD$526,338Total tax$129,695
Age 95Bracket 24%
Balance$4,876,522RMD$547,924Total tax$134,295
Required Minimal Distributions · Totals
Required Minimal Distributions$6,926,976
Lifetime Tax$1,856,484

Estimate only. Uses IRS Uniform Lifetime Table (most IRA owners). Assumes RMD is withdrawn at year-end, remaining balance grows at the entered rate. Social Security taxability applies IRC §86 thresholds ($25K/$34K single, $32K/$44K MFJ — not inflation-indexed). Excludes IRMAA Medicare premium surcharges, AMT, deductions, credits, and local taxes.