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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 94, Tax Benefits for Adoption

4/19/2026 • 3 min

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: • The critical timing difference for claiming expenses between domestic adoptions (claimable the year after payment if not final) and international adoptions (only claimable after finalization). • How the special needs adoption rule allows a taxpayer to claim the full maximum credit ($16,810 for 2025) for a finalized domestic adoption, regardless of their actual out-of-pocket expenses. • To distinguish between the nonrefundable tax credit and the employer assistance exclusion, and that the same expenses cannot be used for both benefits. • That any portion of the nonrefundable adoption credit unused due to tax liability limitations can be carried forward for up to five years. • To identify common ineligible expenses tested on the exam, such as costs related to a surrogate or the adoption of a spouse’s child. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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