The IRS requires that you withdraw at least a minimum amount – known as a Required Minimum Distribution – from some types of retirement accounts annually, starting the year you turn age 72 (or 70 1/2 if you were born before 7/1/1949). Determining how much you are required to withdraw is an important issue in retirement planning. Use this calculator to determine your Required Minimum Distributions. This calculator has been updated for the ‘SECURE Act of 2019 and CARES Act of 2020’.