{"id":27788,"date":"2023-02-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=27788"},"modified":"2023-01-23T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:42:37","slug":"adoption-tax-credit-helps-families-with-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/adoption-tax-credit-helps-families-with-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption tax credit helps families with expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The adoption tax credit lets families who were in the adoption process during 2022 claim up to $14,890 in eligible adoption expenses for each eligible child. Taxpayers can apply the credit to international, domestic, private and public foster care adoptions.<br><br><strong>Things to know about claiming the credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To claim the adoption credit, taxpayers complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/forms-pubs\/about-form-8839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Form 8839<\/a>, Qualified Adoption Expenses and attach it to their tax return. They use this form to figure how much credit they can claim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/taxtopics\/tc607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">income limits<\/a> that affect the amount of the credit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The adoption tax credit is non-refundable. It will reduce a tax bill but won\u2019t result in a refund, even when the amount of credit is greater than the tax bill. However, a taxpayer can carry their leftover credit forward and apply it to future tax returns for up to five years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is considered an eligible child<\/strong>: An eligible child is an individual who is under the age of 18 or is physically or mentally incapable of caring for themself.<br><br><strong>Qualified expenses<\/strong>: Qualified adoption expenses include such things as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adoption fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Court costs and legal fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adoption related travel expenses such as meals and lodging.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of an eligible child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses may be deductible even if the taxpayer pays them before an eligible child is identified. For example, some future adoptive parents pay for a home study at the beginning of the adoption process. These parents can claim the fees as qualified adoption expenses.<br><br>Qualified adoption expenses\u00a0<em>do not include<\/em>\u00a0expenses that a taxpayer pays to adopt their spouse\u2019s child. They may, however, include adoption expenses paid by a registered domestic partner if that partner lives in a state that allows a same-sex second parent or co-parent to adopt their partner&#8217;s child.<br><br><strong>More information<\/strong>:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/forms-pubs\/about-form-8839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Form 8839, Qualified Adoption Expenses<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/taxtopics\/tc607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Topic No. 607 Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Programs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The adoption tax credit lets families who were in the adoption process during 2022 claim up to $14,890 in eligible adoption expenses for each eligible child. Taxpayers can apply the credit to international, domestic, private and public foster care adoptions. 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