Category: Adoption

It is important to notify Social Security if you (or a dependent) have changed your name in 2012 before you file your 2012 tax return because if the name(s) on your tax return doesn’t match the IRS’ records, there may be a …

For those of you who may not be aware, we celebrate November as National Adoption Month. Specifically, November 16th is National Adoption Day. The focus on National Adoption month is to help move some of the 100,000 children (nationally) that are …

If you adopted a child last year and requested an extension of time to file your 2011 taxes, you may be able to claim the expanded adoption credit on your federal tax return. The Affordable Care Act …

If you paid expenses to adopt an eligible child in 2011, you may be able to claim a tax credit of up to $13,360.
Here are six things the IRS wants you to know about the expanded adoption credit.

1. The Affordable …

Florida’s Foundation is raising funds for Explore Adoption, which is a statewide adoption initiative aimed at promoting the benefits of public adoption and urging families to consider creating or expanding their families by adopting a child who is older, has  medical …

Many families long for children of their own but never know that there were over 423,000 children in the Foster care system in the United
States in 2009 alone (http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/foster.cfm “Foster Care Statistics”, Pg. 1).  Despite these staggering numbers, only …

Did you know that if you finalized an adoption in 2010, you may be eligible for a federal adoption tax credit of up to $13,170 and if you finalize an adoption in 2011, you may be eligible for a federal …