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Where do I enter adoption expenses?

by TurboTax•1• Updated 2 months ago

The non-refundable tax credit for adoption expenses is claimed by adding your adopted child as a dependant on your tax return and then entering the adoption expenses in the Deductions section of TurboTax.

Before you begin, ensure that your expenses are eligible expenses for adopting a child who was under age 18 at the time of adoption.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return.
  2. From 2024 tax return, select Personal info > Start/Continue.
  3. At Do you have any dependants? select Yes and continue.
  4. At Tell us about your dependants, enter you dependants' info and when done select Done adding dependants, and complete the Personal info steps.
  5. From 2024 tax return, under Add to your return, enter claims and select Claims for dependants Intro.
  6. At Claims for Dependants, answer Yes to the question Would you like to review or claim any of these credits? and continue.
  7. At Your children and other dependants, for the child for whom you have adoption expenses, select Enter Credit Info.
  8. At Claim Dependant Credits, select the checkbox for Adoption expenses and continue.
  9. At Adoption Expenses, complete the form and continue.
  10. At Your children and other dependants, select either:
    • Enter Credit Info if there is another dependant with adoption expenses, or
    • Done Entering Credits
  1. Select Find from the menu and enter claims for dependants.
  2. Select claims for dependants, then select Go.
  3. At Claims for dependants, answer Yes to the question Would you like to review or claim any of these credits? and continue.
  4. At Dependant credits, select a child for whom you have adoption expenses and select Enter Dependant Credits.
  5. At Claim Dependant Credits for (Dependant), select the checkbox for Adoption expenses, then continue.
  6. At Adoption Expenses, enter your eligible expenses amount, then continue.
  7. At Dependant credits, either:
    • Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 for another dependant with adoptions expenses, or
    • Select Done Entering Credits.