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I have reviewed the return, and there is a carryover credit amount for qualified adoption expenses generating Form 8839 Qualified Adoptive Child Worksheet. The credit is limited to the amount of your tax liability, so sometimes people cannot use all of it in the first year or two, and it can carry forward for up to 5 years.  Even if you cannot use the credit this year, TurboTax is trying to carry it forward on your records so that you can use it next year or the following year.

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Then try to complete the questions in the Adoption Credit section. They should now display properly.

• If you are using the Turbo Mobile App, then try opening Turbo Tax in the browser window on your phone.  It will use the same login information but may display the page better.
• If you are using a touch screen, please try a keyboard and see if that makes a difference.

• If you are using the TurboTax Desktop for Windows version, you can complete this in Forms mode if it is not displaying properly in Step-by-Step mode.

1. Please go to the upper right-hand corner and click on Forms; it will show you a list of all the forms in the return along the left column
2. At the top left, there is a blue File box icon for Open Form, and please click on this
3. Where it says Type in Form Name, type in 8839
4. It will suggest Form 8839: Adoption Credit  Highlight this
5. Then click on the blue button Open Form at the bottom of the dialog square
6. If it asks you to select an existing form to open, highlight the selection and click Open FormThis will bring up Form 8839 in the central pane and you can select boxes or make entries for the date and year adoption final. 

When you are finished, just click on Step-by-Step in the upper right to toggle back to the Interview mode.

This should allow you to complete the form, carry any unused credits forward for next year, and pass Review without any flags.