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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/rmd-calculator/schema.json",
  "title": "RMD Calculator inputs",
  "description": "Estimate a required minimum distribution using the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "age": {
      "title": "Your Age",
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Most account owners beginning RMDs under current rules start at age 73; special cases differ.",
      "default": 73,
      "minimum": 73,
      "x-step": 1,
      "multipleOf": 1
    },
    "balance": {
      "title": "Account Balance (Dec 31 last year)",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 500000
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "x-askcalculators": {
    "version": "7.0.0",
    "calculatorUrl": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/rmd-calculator/",
    "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/rmd-calculator/?age=73&balance=500000",
    "migrationStatus": "migrated",
    "reviewStatus": "pending",
    "pageStatus": "live",
    "workStatus": "pending",
    "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
    "formula": {
      "expression": "Required minimum distribution = prior year-end balance ÷ IRS Uniform Lifetime Table distribution period for the entered age.",
      "note": "Uses the Uniform Lifetime Table. Different tables can apply when a spouse is more than 10 years younger or for inherited accounts."
    },
    "quality": {
      "availability": "live",
      "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/rmd-calculator.json",
      "qualifiedReview": "pending",
      "qualifiedReviewer": null,
      "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
      "formulaVersion": "7.0.0",
      "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
      "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
      "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
      "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
    },
    "outputs": {
      "result": {
        "title": "Result",
        "type": "string",
        "x-format": "text",
        "x-primary": true
      }
    }
  }
}