GN 01707.110:
Scope of German Agreement
Effective Dates: 03/06/2014 - Present- Effective Dates: 11/21/2017 - Present
- TN 4 (07-96)
- GN 01707.110 Scope of German Agreement
- A. Policy
- 1. Benefit programs included
- The provisions of the agreement that permit people to qualify for benefits based on combined U.S. and German coverage credits apply to the following types of benefits:
* U.S. retirement, survivors and disability benefits. (The agreement does not apply to Medicare benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, or special age 72 benefits.)- * U.S. retirement, survivors and disability benefits. (The agreement does not apply to Medicare benefits or Supplemental Security Income payments.)
- * German old-age, survivors and disability benefits (but not benefits under other programs, such as the German Family Allowance program, the supplementary pension system for steelworkers or the old-age assistance program for self-employed farmers).
- 2. Taxes included
- The provisions of the agreement that eliminate dual Social Security coverage and taxation apply to:
- * U.S. Social Security taxes including the Medicare portion.
- * German Social Security taxes that finance old-age, survivors and disability pensions.
- Under the terms of a supplementary agreement that entered into force on April 1, 1996, the agreement also extends to German taxes that finance sickness benefits and long-term nursing care.
- B. Reference
- Agreement provisions for the elimination of dual coverage and taxation, RS 02001.001 ff.
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