If you used TurboTax and amended your 2016 income tax return before completing your 2017 income tax return, the adoption credit carryforward carries over from 2016 to 2017.
Otherwise, print out the 2016 Adoption Credit Carryforward worksheet. The carryforward credit is on line 18.
Line 16—Credit Carryforward to 2017
If Form 8839, line 15 is smaller than line 14, you may have an
unused credit to carry forward to the next 5 years or until used,
whichever comes first. Use the Adoption Credit Carryforward
Worksheet to figure the amount of your credit carryforward. If you have any unused credit to carry forward to 2017, be sure
you keep the worksheet. You will need it to figure your credit for
2017. See Inst 8839 Instructions for Form 8839, Qualified Adoption Expenses.
To enter your Adoption carry-forward
amount:
- Type adoption credit in the search bar and click search.
- Click
on Jump to adoption credit.
- Enter
your child's information.
-
On
the Tell
Us A Little More About this Adoption screen, click on I filed Form 8839 in a prior year
for this child.
- Continue
with the onscreen interview until you get to the Adoption Credit Carryforwards screen. Enter your amount(s).
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