"Congress must act NOW to pass legislation that will protect and extend the adoption tax credit and encourage the right of every child to grow up SAFE and LOVED in a FAMILY for their OWN" - Adoption Tax Credit Working Group
To help I URGE you to go to http://adoptiontaxcredit.org/advocate/. On this site your will see step by step instructions of what YOU can do to HELP save this much needed tax credit for adoptive families. Today I emailed 2 of our state's Representatives and 2 of our states Senators. I just copied and pasted the sample email that http://adoptiontaxcredit.org/advocate/ has so graciously written for us to use and customize. Here is is the sample letter that YOU may use. Please remember to customize it!
Dear Senator/Representative (NAME):
I am writing to ask you to support the adoption tax credit, which is set to expire on December 31, 2012. Since 1997, the adoption tax credit has helped tens of thousands of parents offset the high cost of adoption, making it possible for them to provide children with loving, permanent families.
The adoption tax credit is especially important to me and my family because… (Tell Congress why you care. Your Members of Congress value your voice!)
If Congress does not take action, the current adoption tax credit will expire at the end of 2012. The credit will be reduced to $6,000, and will only benefit the few families that adopt children with special needs and have qualified adoption expenses. Most families adopting children from foster care, intercountry adoption, and domestic infant adoption will not receive any benefit. Without the adoption tax credit, many parents hoping to adopt will be unable to do so, and others will face great financial hardship. The adoption tax credit is essential to ensuring that as many children as possible find the forever families they deserve and ensuring that those families are in a more stable financial position to provide an environment where children can thrive.
The adoption tax credit must be extended to help as many children as possible find the permanent, loving family they need and deserve. And for 2012 it should be made refundable again so that most adoptive families will benefit from it. The best adoption tax credit would be permanent, refundable, inclusive of all types of adoption, and remain a “flat” tax for children with special needs. Enclosed, for your reference, is a factsheet with more information about the adoption tax credit.
On behalf of the countless children waiting to be adopted, and the many thousands of families that stand to benefit from the adoption tax credit, thank you for your attention to this important issue.
Sincerely,
NAME
CITY, STATE
EMAIL ADDRESS / PHONE NUMBER
Again, all you have to do it copy and paste this letter, customize it and email it to your state Senator's and Representatives. Encourage your family and friends to do the same!
To find out who your state Senators are click on THIS link : http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
To find out who your state Representatives are click on THIS link:
Thank you for helping! Everyone has a voice and everyone needs to be heard. Every child deserves to be loved, feel safe and have a family of their own. Together we can save this much needed tax credit for adoptive families. Think about all of the children that this tax credit will help!
