IRS joint life and last survivor expectancy table

Use this table to calculate required minimum distributions (RMDs) from IRAs and retirement plan accounts when the spouse beneficiary is more than 10 years younger.

RMD = Account balance ÷ Life expectancy factor (from the table below)

Example: Jessica is an IRA owner, and her husband, Jeff, is the sole beneficiary on her account. On December 31 of last year, Jessica’s ending account balance was $262,000. Jessica turns 76 this year, and Jeff turns 60. To calculate her RMD for this year, Jessica divides $262,000 by the life expectancy factor of 28.2 years. Her distribution amount is $9,290.78.

Please note that this is a partial table. For the complete table, please refer to IRS Publication 590-B.

Use the ages you and your spouse will be on this year’s birthdays.

 

 

Your age

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

Life expectancy factor

Your spouse
beneficiary’s
age

69

23.9

23.4

23.1

22.7

22.4

22.1

21.8

21.5

21.3

21.1

20.9

68

24.3

24.0

23.6

23.3

23.0

22.7

22.4

22.2

22.0

21.8

21.6

67

24.9

24.5

24.2

23.9

23.6

23.3

23.1

22.9

22.7

22.5

22.3

66

25.4

25.1

24.8

24.5

24.2

24.0

23.7

23.5

23.4

23.2

23.1

65

26.0

25.7

25.4

25.1

24.9

24.6

24.4

24.3

24.1

23.9

23.8

64

26.6

26.3

26.0

25.8

25.5

25.3

25.2

25.0

24.8

24.7

24.6

63

27.2

26.9

26.7

26.5

26.2

26.1

25.9

25.7

25.6

25.5

25.3

62

27.9

27.6

27.4

27.2

27.0

26.8

26.6

26.5

26.4

26.2

26.1

61

28.5

28.3

28.1

27.9

27.7

27.5

27.4

27.3

27.1

27.0

26.9

60

29.2

29.0

28.8

28.6

28.4

28.3

28.2

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.8

59

29.9

29.7

29.5

29.4

29.2

29.1

29.0

28.8

28.7

28.7

28.6

58

30.7

30.5

30.3

30.1

30.0

29.9

29.8

29.7

29.6

29.5

29.4

57

31.4

31.2

31.1

30.9

30.8

30.7

30.6

30.5

30.4

30.3

30.3

56

32.2

32.0

31.9

31.7

31.6

31.5

31.4

31.3

31.2

31.2

31.1

55

33.0

32.8

32.7

32.6

32.4

32.4

32.3

32.2

32.1

32.0

32.0

54

33.8

33.6

33.5

33.4

33.3

33.2

33.1

33.0

33.0

32.9

32.9

53

34.6

34.5

34.3

34.2

34.1

34.1

34.0

33.9

33.9

33.8

33.7

52

35.4

35.3

35.2

35.1

35.0

34.9

34.9

34.8

34.7

34.7

34.6

51

36.2

36.1

36.0

36.0

35.9

35.8

35.7

35.7

35.6

35.6

35.5

 

Source: Internal Revenue Service

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