We adopted our son in 2016. He was born in March, but placed with us in May. Do I still say he lived with us for the whole year?

[GeoffreyG · Accepted solution]

The answer to your question is "yes," you should indicate (to the TurboTax program) that your adopted child, born in 2016, lived with you all year.  That should allow you to take the dependency exemption and child care tax credit (and adoption credit too), to which you are otherwise legally entitled.  A child born during the tax year is considered to have been alive for the entire tax year (according to federal tax law).

Thank you for asking about this; and congratulations on your son's adoption.