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A traditional IRA or 401(k) requires a minimum withdrawal each year from age 73. The first is due by 1 April of the following year and later ones by 31 December; a shortfall draws a 25% excise tax, 10% if corrected within 2 years. Roth IRAs have no lifetime requirement.

Halfway through the band you get exactly half the limit — and the IRS worksheet carries two lines the short page does not.

One dollar of income costs $200 — and two IRS pages give different answers.

A single filer loses the deduction first and fast; a joint filer loses the contribution first.

Pay tax now or later. 2026 limit $7,500, Roth income limits, and the order to save.