Per the IRS, for both the credit and the exclusion, qualified
adoption expenses, defined in section 23(d)(1) of the Code, include:
- Reasonable and necessary adoption fees,
- Court costs and attorney fees,
- Traveling expenses (including amounts spent for meals and lodging while away from home), and
- Other expenses that are directly related to and for the principal purpose of the legal adoption of an eligible child.
For more information, please see the IRS link:https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html
In TurboTax, please do the following:
- Federal Taxes
- Deductions & Credits
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You and Your Family
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Adoption Credit, please click Start
