Read the rules again ... they did not finalize the adoption yet. The adoption credit always has the one year delay built in ... always has as weird as it seems. In the program this rule is played out so read the screens carefully. Here it the IRS info ... <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="
https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8839">https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8839</a>
I taught an income tax course 8 years in a row and they always had a question about this in the final exam so I do know this subject very well.
