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Originally Posted by Mailbox13
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"Taxpayers who adopt a child with special needs are allowed to claim the full amount of the credit regardless of actual expenses paid or incurred in the year the adoption becomes final."
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According to the instructions for Form 8839 (Qualified Adoption Expenses), the child has to be a citizen or resident of the US or its possessions at the time the adoption process began to be considered a child of special needs. So this would not apply to an internationally adopted child.