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Old 01-29-2007, 06:08 AM
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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."


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.
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