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                                                Contract Coverage Under Title II                                                           OMB No. 1545-0029
Form 2032
                                                            of the Social Security Act
(Rev. November 2024)                For use by an American employer to extend social security coverage to                                  File three copies  
Department of the Treasury                 U.S. citizens and resident aliens employed by its foreign affiliates.                           of this form 
Internal Revenue Service                        Go to www.irs.gov/Form2032 for the latest information.
Name of American employer                                                                                          Employer identification number

Address number and street (P.O. box if no mail delivery to street address)                                         Apt. or suite no.

City, state, and ZIP code

This Form 2032 is filed as (check applicable box(es)): 
1      An original (new) agreement. 
       This agreement is effective for services performed on and after (for original agreements only, check one): 
     a     The first day of the calendar quarter in which the submission processing field director signs this agreement. 
     b     The first day of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the submission processing field director signs 
           this agreement. 
2      An amendment to an agreement previously entered into. 
3      An election to apply the rules in effect after April 20, 1983, to agreements in effect on that date. By making this election, U.S. 
       resident aliens as well as U.S. citizens will be covered by social security. 
If this is an amended election or agreement, provide the following information: 
                                                                           on 
           (Location where previous Form 2032 was filed)                            (Date submission processing field director signed original agreement on Form 2032) 
4    This agreement extends the federal insurance system under Title II of the Social Security Act to certain services performed outside 
     the United States by U.S. citizens and resident aliens employed by any of the foreign affiliates listed below. If you checked the box 
     on line 2 and did not check the box on line 3 above, this amendment extends Title II social security coverage to certain services 
     performed outside the United States by U.S. citizens employed by any of the foreign affiliates listed below.
     Note. Enter foreign affiliate addresses below in the following order: city, province or state, and country. Do not abbreviate the 
     country name, and follow the country’s practice for entering the postal code. If this agreement includes more than four foreign 
     affiliates,  attach  a  separate  sheet  of  paper  identified  as  part  of  this  agreement  with  the  name  and  address  of  each  additional
     foreign affiliate. 
a    Name and address of foreign affiliate                                 c  Name and address of foreign affiliate

b    Name and address of foreign affiliate                                 d  Name and address of foreign affiliate

5    Estimated number of employees to be initially covered by this agreement, amendment, or election:
     Nonagricultural employees                                                      Agricultural employees 
  This agreement applies to all services performed outside the United States by each U.S. citizen or resident alien employed by any of the foreign 
affiliates named above. However, the agreement applies only to the extent that payments to each employee for the services would be considered 
wages  if  paid  by  the  employer  for  services  performed  in  the  United  States.  This  agreement  does  not  apply  to  any  service  that  is  considered 
employment for purposes of the employee tax and the employer tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. 
  For an original agreement, an amendment to an agreement that was entered into after April 20, 1983, or an election to apply the rules in effect after 
April 20, 1983, to agreements in effect on that date, the American employer declares that it owns at least a 10% interest (directly or through one or 
more entities) in the voting stock or profits of each foreign entity named above. It also declares that section 3121(l) does not prevent this agreement. 
  For an amendment to an agreement in effect on April 20, 1983, without making the election to apply the new rules in effect after that date, the 
domestic corporation declares that (a ) it owns at least 20% of the voting stock of each foreign corporation named above, or ( )b it owns at least 20% of 
the voting stock of a foreign corporation that owns more than 50% of the voting stock of each foreign corporation named above. It also declares that 
section 3121(l) does not prevent this agreement. 
  The American employer agrees: 
  1. To pay amounts equal to the taxes that would be imposed by sections 3101 and 3111 if the payment for the services was considered wages; 
  2. To pay, on written notification and demand, amounts equal to the interest, additions to taxes, and penalties that would apply if the payment for the 
services were considered wages; and 
  3. To comply with the applicable regulations under section 3121(l). 
This  agreement  (or  amended  agreement  or  election)  is  entered  into  under  the  provisions  of  section  3121(l)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  and  the 
applicable regulations. 

     Signature of individual authorized to enter into this                          Title                                                  Date 
         agreement for the American employer 

         Field Director, Submission Processing                                      Location                                               Date 
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see back of form.                        Cat. No. 49954D                    Form 2032 (Rev. 11-2024) 



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Form 2032 (Rev. 11-2024)                                                                                                                      Page 2 
General Instructions                             • A partnership if two-thirds or more of the        If you make this election, it will be effective 
                                                 partners are residents of the United States,        for all foreign entities covered by the 
Section references are to the Internal Revenue                                                       agreement. By making the election, U.S. 
Code.                                            • A trust if all the trustees are residents of the  
                                                 United States, or                                   resident alien employees as well as U.S. 
   Before April 21, 1983, only domestic                                                              citizen employees will be covered by the 
corporations could enter into this agreement     • A corporation organized under the laws of         agreement. 
to cover only U.S. citizens employed by          the United States or of any state. 
                                                                                                     To extend coverage to any foreign affiliate 
foreign subsidiaries. For this agreement, a      Where To File                                       not covered by an agreement, indicate the 
foreign subsidiary was defined as a foreign                                                          name and address of the foreign affiliate on 
corporation in which:                            Send three copies of this form to:                  line 4 and check the box on line 2 for the 
• at least 20% of the voting stock was owned       Internal Revenue Service                          amended agreement, and the box on line 3 for 
by the domestic corporation, or                    Ogden, UT 84201-0023                              the election. 
• more than 50% of the voting stock was            Enter on Form 2032 the employer                   Effective date. Generally, the election will 
owned by another foreign corporation in          identification number as shown on your              be effective on the day following the quarter in 
which the domestic corporation owned at          employment tax return. This will help the IRS       which the election is signed by the field 
least 20% of the voting stock.                   process your form faster.                           director. 
   After April 20, 1983, any American employer   Completing Form 2032                                No Termination of Agreement 
(no longer limited to a domestic corporation) 
can enter into this agreement to cover U.S.      Complete Form 2032 in triplicate. Each copy         Once you enter into an agreement, you 
resident aliens as well as U.S. citizens         of the form must be signed and dated by the         cannot terminate it, either in its entirety or 
employed by a foreign affiliate. For this        individual authorized to enter into the             with respect to any foreign affiliate. However, 
agreement, a foreign affiliate is any foreign    agreement, amendment, or election. Attach to        the agreement will terminate for a foreign 
entity (no longer limited to a foreign           each form evidence showing the authority for        entity at the end of any quarter in which the 
corporation) in which the American employer      such individual to sign the form. For example,      foreign entity, at any time in that quarter, 
owns at least a 10% interest in the voting       corporations must include a certified copy of       ceased to be your foreign affiliate. 
stock or profits. This interest must be owned    the minutes of the board of directors’ 
directly or through one or more entities.        meeting.                                            Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act  
   A domestic corporation having an                After the director signs and dates the form,      Notice. We ask for the information on this 
agreement  in effect that was entered into       it constitutes the agreement, amendment, or         form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of 
before April 21, 1983, can elect to apply the    election authorized by section 3121(l). The         the United States. We need it to figure and 
post-April 20,1983, rules to such agreements.    IRS will return one copy of Form 2032 to the        collect the right amount of tax. Section 6109 
If a domestic corporation makes this election,   American employer, send one copy to the             requires you to provide your taxpayer 
social security coverage will be extended to     Social Security Administration, and keep one        identification number (SSN or EIN). Section 
U.S. resident alien employees of any foreign     copy with all related papers.                       3121 of the Internal Revenue Code allows 
subsidiary for which U.S. citizens are currently Original agreements. Check the box on line          employees of foreign affiliates to be covered 
covered by an existing agreement. In addition,   1. Also check the applicable box on line 1a or      under social security. Routine uses of this 
the election allows a domestic corporation to    1b to designate when the agreement will take        information include giving it to the Social 
extend social security and Medicare coverage     effect.                                             Security Administration for use in calculating 
                                                                                                     social security benefits, the Department of 
to U.S. citizens and resident aliens employed    Amending agreements. You may amend an               Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and 
by a foreign entity that did not qualify for     agreement at any time to extend coverage to         cities, states, and the District of Columbia for 
coverage under the old 20% ownership rules,      any foreign affiliate not covered by an existing    use in administering their tax laws. We may 
but that now qualifies under the 10%             agreement. File Form 2032 in triplicate, and        also disclose this information to federal and 
ownership rules.                                 check the box on line 2. If you amend an            state agencies to enforce federal nontax 
Note. The United States has social security      agreement entered into on or before April 20,       criminal laws and to combat terrorism. We 
(totalization) agreements with specific          1983, without making the election to apply the      may also give the information to foreign 
countries. These agreements ensure that          rules in effect after that date, the agreement      countries under tax treaties. If you want this 
social security taxes are paid to only one       and amendments will continue to be governed         coverage, you are required to give us this 
country. However, these agreements may           by the rules in effect before April 21, 1983.       information. If you fail to provide this 
affect the withholding requirements resulting      Effective date. If you file an amendment to       information in a timely manner, or you provide 
from filing Form 2032. For more information,     an agreement on Form 2032 to include                incorrect or fraudulent information, you may 
see Social Security and Medicare Taxes in        foreign affiliates not previously covered, and if   be denied this coverage and you may be 
Pub. 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and         the field director signs the amendment during       liable for penalties and interest.
Resident Aliens Abroad.                          the quarter for which the original agreement is     You’re not required to provide the  
Purpose of Form                                  first effective or during the first month           information requested on a form that is 
                                                 following that quarter, the amendment will be       subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
An American employer uses this form to:          effective as of the effective date of the original  unless the form displays a valid OMB control 
• Enter into the agreement specified in          agreement. But if the amendment is signed by        number. Books or records relating to a form 
section 3121(l) to extend coverage under Title   the field director after the end of the fourth      or its instructions must be retained as long as 
II of the Social  Security Act to U.S. citizens  month for which the original agreement is in        their contents may become material in the 
and resident aliens abroad by foreign            effect, the amendment won’t be effective until      administration of any Internal Revenue law. 
affiliates,                                      the first day of the quarter following the one in   Generally, tax returns and return information 
                                                 which the field director signed the 
• Amend a previous agreement, or                                                                     are confidential, as required by section 6103. 
                                                 amendment. 
                                                                                                     The time needed to complete and file Form 
• Elect to apply the rules in effect after April Election to apply post-April 20, 1983, rules.       2032 will vary depending on individual 
20, 1983, to agreements in effect on that date.  A domestic corporation having an agreement          circumstances. The estimated burden for 
   For this agreement, an American employer      in effect that was entered into before April 21,    employers filing Form 2032 is approved under 
is an employer that is:                          1983 (old agreement), may elect to have the         OMB control number 1545-0029 and is 
• The United States or any instrumentality       rules in effect after April 20, 1983, apply to the  included in the estimates shown in the 
thereof,                                         old agreement. File Form 2032 in triplicate,        Instructions for your employment tax return.
                                                 and check the box on line 3. 
• An individual who is a resident of the United       
States, 






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