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	<title>From Hope to Reality &#187; Financing Adoption</title>
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		<title>Information on the Adoption Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 14:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Below are some details that I received from the IRS relating to the adoption tax credit. Documents substantiating the adoption or attempted adoption are required to be attached to the taxpayer&#8217;s return. Acceptable documents are identified in the September 2010 guidance and in IRS publications. In addition, the IRS may ask for proof of expenses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Information for those Finalizing Adoptions in SC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adoption Tax Credit has been extended another year, and starting this year, it has increased to $13,170. So if you adopted this year or next, you can receive not only a tax credit of $13,170 but for the first time, the tax credit is refundable.]]></description>
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		<title>New Resource: Financing Your Adoption with Grants, Loans, and Tax Credits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nightlight Christian Adoptions has recently made available an updated 10-page guide to funding the expenses of your adoption. The resource guide provides detailed information concerning the new Federal Tax Credit/Refund for Adoption. The Financing your Adoption resource list is available at our Funding Your Adoption Resource Page. The resource guide covers the following topics: Federal and State Government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Issues Guidance on Expanded Adoption Credit Available for Tax-Year 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/2395/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Sept 29, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on the expanded adoption credit included in the Affordable Care Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Lifesong for orphans: helping fund adoptions</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/1331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out Lifesong for Orphans, a Christian organization that provides matching adoption grants, interest-free adoption loans, and assistance to churches that want to support adoption. Find additional resources can be found at Carolina Hope&#8217;s Funding an Adoption page.]]></description>
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		<title>Should Christmas be canceled when you are pursuing adoption?</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/1020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorothy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tree, gifts, spiral ham and sparkling cider - we are not talking about gross excess here, but the simple things that are a traditional part of our culture. It’s the question of spending money that does not absolutely have to be spent while we are facing the inevitable reality of significant bills related to adoption.]]></description>
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		<title>Jason Kovacs to join Laura Godwin for Funding Adoption workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/764/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Kovacs of the ABBA Fund will participate in the Oct. 23 online workshop entitled Financing an Adoption.]]></description>
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		<title>Financing an Adoption: Visual conference call on Oct. 23</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/738/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 23 (Thursday) at 9 pm, Carolina Hope Director <a href="/international/about/staff/laura-beauvais-godwin/" title="Carolina Hope director Laura Godwin">Laura Godwin</a> is teaching an online education course entitled Funding an Adoption. This approximately hour-and-a-half-long course will be conducted by phone and internet, so you can participate from the comfort of your own home. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to finance an adoption (subtitled: Yeah, they&#8217;re usually expensive)</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/675/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/675/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been frustrated by how much an adoption costs and wished there were ways to offset those costs? You're not alone. Funding an adoption is very difficult -- but adoption agencies do recognize this reality. One way we try to help is by educating families about things they can do that might help cover some of those costs. This week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) Carolina Hope is offering a live online course about Financing an Adoption.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Legacies: Helping orphans through interest free adoption loans</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/465/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those who need to help finance their adoption with an interest-free loan, Family Legacies is a Christian organization that raises funds and disperses them as loans for the purpose of adoption. Read more in this post.]]></description>
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