Adoption Credit Question

If your children are considered special needs by your state (ie: they were adopted from foster care and you get some sort of subsidy for them) then you do indeed get the full credit for each child. You must answer that question correctly when it is asked for it to compute correctly. (And you answer it correctly for each child.) If you answer it correctly, you will NOT be asked to input anything about expenses. To actually file your taxes, you don't need any papers. You are allowed to efile with the adoption tax credit this year. But for your records and in case of an audit, you need to have a piece of paper that says your children are indeed considered "special needs". It should have those words on it. Your subsidy agreement might have those words on it, in which case that would be enough.

This is what I am getting.... "Adoption Credit Carryforwards Enter your unused adoption credit from 2012. This amount can be found on the credit carryforward worksheet from the Form 8839 instructions. Credit Carryforward From Prior Year:" Before this it is saying i qualify for the whole credit but nothing.

What are you entering when it asks you that?

nothing. leaving it blank.