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To Renee Taylor
Renee,
I am not a CPA. I don't even play one on TV.
I am a single Mom of a wonderful daughter from China. I applied for and received the tax credit back in 1997, when it was only a $5,000 credit. The process was exactly the same as it is now, except that there are now some new elements for people adopting special needs children domestically. I do my own taxes, using tax software, and did some research to make sure that the tax program and I were doing things right.
Up until recently, I was also the Executive Director of a respected adoption advocacy organization. The organization supported the increase in the tax credit, as long as it gave incentives for families to adopt special needs children, over and above the incentives given to all adoptive families. And this, in fact, was the way the law finally worked.
In my professional role, I spoke with Congressional staff and others involved with passage of the bill. I had to understand its particulars for that. I also had to explain the law, orally and in writing, to adoption agencies and parents, once it took effect.
Sharon
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