Federal Tax Guide for Foster Parents

The National Foster Parent Association publishes an annual guide for foster, adoptive and kinship parents that explains the ins-and-outs of how in-home care affects your federal taxes.

The Tax Benefits for Foster, Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers resource guide provides you with valuable information worth several thousand dollars or more in tax benefits.

Available to NFPA Individual members only (join NFPA now!): 

Federal Tax Benefits for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Caregiver - 2012 Tax Year

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Not a member?  You can download the tax guide from previous years:

  2011 Federal Tax Benefits for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Caregivers

  2009 Federal Tax Benefits for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Caregivers 

  2008 Federal Tax Benefits for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Caregivers

For in-depth adoption credit information, we recommend that you also visit the North American Council on Adoptable Children website.

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