Use Form 8839 to figure the amount of your adoption credit and any employer-provided adoption benefits you can exclude from your income. You can claim both the exclusion and the credit for expenses of adopting an eligible child.

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Form 8839

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All Form 8839 Revisions

Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement

Publication 15-B, Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits

Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return

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