We adopted 2 foster children in 2017 and were told because we adopted two it is coonsidered special needs. In the application do I check special needs for both kids?

[MaryK1]

Yes, if your state's child welfare agency had designated the children difficult to place for adoption.

If you adopt a U.S. child that a state has determined to have special needs, you're generally eligible for the maximum amount of credit in the year of finality. Thus, if the adoption of a child whom a state has determined has special needs becomes final in 2017, the maximum credit allowable generally would be $13,570. However, the maximum amount will be reduced by any qualified adoption expenses you claimed for the same child in a prior year or years, and the MAGI limitation may apply.

Congratulations.