IRS Issues Updated Static Mortality Tables for Defined Benefit Pension Plans for 2026 Valuations

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-24, updating static mortality tables for calculating the funding target and for use in determining minimum present value for distributions with annuity starting dates that occur during stability periods beginning in the 2026 calendar year.

The mortality tables are to be used for defined benefit pension plans under § 430(h)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and section 303(h)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).