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GN 01707.110: Scope of German Agreement

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  • 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.