Retirement room
The Retirement Tax Storm
If taxes go up in retirement, you need to take more out of savings to keep the same lifestyle. Change any number below to see how it affects your plan.
Your assumptions
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Without the storm
Runs out at 80
With higher taxes
Runs out at 79
Federal taxes with today's brackets
$107,780
Extra taxes if rates rise
$47,556
Savings balance by age
What this means
Brackets 5 points higher could make your savings run out about 1 year sooner. Planning choices like the order you withdraw money, Roth conversions, and charitable giving may help. A qualified professional can review what fits you.
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Educational estimate only. Not tax, legal, or investment advice. Results are projections, not guarantees, and future tax law is unknown. Uses 2026 IRS federal brackets, the standard deduction with the age-65 extra, and the IRS Social Security taxation formula; assumes withdrawals come from pre-tax accounts; no state tax.