Early Spousal Death - Longevity Settings
View the video below on how to use the longevity settings to include a specified date of death in a plan.
Last published on: September 03, 2025
Learn how to use the longevity settings to include a specified date of death for one of the clients in a joint plan. The plan will automatically adjust all cash flows and assets on the selected date, including shifting taxation to single from married filing jointly. This is a powerful tool for special situations where mortality expectations are low and for demonstrating the "widow's penalty" in the Tax Lab.
Video: Early Spousal Death Example
Video Transcript
hello income lab I want to review some
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features for advanced longevity planning
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and stress testing plans for the early
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death of a
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spouse here we have Tom and
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Mary they have several cash flows that
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depend on Tom being alive so there's a
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uh a single life
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pension
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for $1,000 a month there's a joint with
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50% survivorship annuity for $1,200 a
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month and Tom has $3,000 in Social
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Security Mary
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2,000 so if
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I copy this
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plan and look at Tom passing
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away in
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2033 now spending capacity is quite a
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bit lower
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because in 2033 the the single life
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pension goes away the joint annuity gets
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cut in half and Mary's social security
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goes from 2,000 to 3,000 for her
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survivorship benefit but Tom's goes
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away we can see these same effects in
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life
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Hub where for
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example Tom's rmds are starting in 2031
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before he passes away and so we get
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withdrawals from the taxable account and
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from Tom's Ira but then in 2034 those
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rmds go
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away and all of Tom's Ira moves into a
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spousal rollover Ira for
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Mary and then rmds start for Mary in
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2036 I hope you enjoy using this feature
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and it adds a lot of value to your
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planning thanks
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How to Set Up Early Spousal Death
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- Go to the advanced settings of your plan by clicking the 3-dot icon on the top right of the household dashboard.

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- Open the longevity settings section and click the calendar icon next to the member for whom you'd like to set up the early spousal death.

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- Select the year and month for the early spousal death, then click Save.Â
