2026 Retirement Tax Numbers

One-page cheat sheet · tax year 2026 · quantcalc.app

Federal ordinary-income brackets — taxable income at or above

RateSingleMarried jointMarried separateHead of household
10%$0$0$0$0
12%$12,400$24,800$12,400$17,700
22%$50,400$100,800$50,400$67,450
24%$105,700$211,400$105,700$105,700
32%$201,775$403,550$201,775$201,750
35%$256,225$512,450$256,225$256,200
37%$640,600$768,700$384,350$640,600

Thresholds are TAXABLE income (after deductions), not gross. Each rate applies only to the income inside its band.

Deductions

Filing statusStandardAge 65+ add-onSenior deduction
Single$16,100$2,050$6,000
Married joint$32,200$1,650$6,000
Married separate$16,100$1,650not eligible
Head of household$24,150$2,050$6,000

Age 65+ add-on is per qualifying filer. The senior deduction (tax years 2025–2028) is also per qualifying filer 65+, reduced by 6% of MAGI above Single $75,000 · Married joint $150,000 · Head of household $75,000.

Long-term capital gains & qualified dividends

RateSingleMarried jointMarried separateHead of household
0%$0$0$0$0
15%$49,450$98,900$49,450$66,200
20%$545,500$613,700$306,850$579,600

Breakpoints are total taxable income with gains stacked on top of ordinary income.

RMD start age

BornFirst RMD at
1950 or earlierage 72
1951–1959age 73
1960 or laterage 75

Birth year 1959 is unsettled — 26 CFR 1.401(a)(9)-2(b)(2)(v) is [Reserved]; the proposed regulation gives 73.

RMD divisors (Uniform Lifetime Table III)

AgeDivisor% of balance
7326.53.77%
7524.64.07%
8020.24.95%
8516.06.25%
9012.28.20%

Account owners only. Inherited IRAs use the Single Life Table instead.

IRMAA — Medicare surcharges on 2026 premiums (MAGI from two years earlier)

Single MAGIMarried joint MAGIPart B / monthPart D / monthTotal / month
over $109,000over $218,000$81.20$14.50$95.70
over $137,000over $274,000$202.90$37.50$240.40
over $171,000over $342,000$324.60$60.40$385.00
over $205,000over $410,000$446.30$83.30$529.60
from $500,000from $750,000$487.00$91.00$578.00

Standard Part B premium $202.90/month with no surcharge. A tier applies strictly above its floor; the top tier applies from its floor. Surcharges are per person.

Federal poverty level

Household100%250%400%
1 person$15,650$39,125$62,600
2 people$21,150$52,875$84,600
3 people$26,650$66,625$106,600
4 people$32,150$80,375$128,600

48 contiguous states + DC. Add $5,500 per person above 8. Alaska and Hawaii use higher guidelines. Marketplace subsidies for 2026 coverage use the guidelines published the prior year.

Estimated tax & QCD

InstallmentDue
Q1Apr 15, 2026
Q2Jun 15, 2026
Q3Sep 15, 2026
Q4Jan 15, 2027
Underpayment rate: 7%/yr (Rev. Rul. 2026-15, from Jul 1, 2026) No penalty under: $1,000 owed QCD cap: $111,000 per person QCD one-time split-interest: $55,000

The underpayment rate is reset every quarter under IRC §6621; only announced quarters are quoted here.