Adoption Tax Credit in Danger!

Dear Friends,

Would you like to help our adoption in a very easy way? It will only take a few minutes of your time.

Many of you know about the Adoption Tax Credits already – the IRS gives adoptive families some of their taxes back to reimburse some of the expense of adopting. This has enabled many families to adopt without extreme financial hardship.

However, if Congress does not act, the Adoption Tax Credit, as we now know it, will expire on December 31, 2012.

As this tax credit is only available to families once they have completed their adoption, we will not be eligible for this refund when we complete our adoption in a year or two unless the tax credit is renewed. We would be greatly blessed if you could help us by doing some lobbying for us to encourage the Congress to renew the adoption tax credit! The more people they hear from, the more likely this bill will become a law. This means so much to us and to other families reaching out to children in need.

PLEASE CALL YOUR U.S. CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TODAY and urge that he or she cosponsor the bipartisan bill H.R. 4373, the Making Adoption Affordable Act.

Action:
You can reach your Representative by calling the U.S. Capitol Operator at 202.225.3121 and asking for your Representative's office. If you don't know your Representative's name, go to www.house.gov/representatives/find and enter your zip code in the box provided.

Message:

·         I am a constituent in your district and the Adoption Tax Credit is important to me. (It matters to me because...)

·         I urge the Representative to become a co-sponsor of H.R. 4373, The Making Adoption Affordable Act.

·         If Congress does not act, the credit as we now know it, will expire in December 2012.

·         H.R. 4373 is bipartisan and it supports all types of adoptions (domestic private, foster care, and international).

·         This tax credit has made adoption a more viable option for many parents who might not otherwise have been able to afford adoption, allowing them to provide children with loving, permanent families.

·         Thank you for your support of H.R. 4373.

To learn more about the adoption tax credit go to adoptiontaxcredit.org.

You can also, "like" the Save the Adoption Tax Credit mission on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/AdoptionTaxCredit.

Many thanks,

The Elliotts