Use this form to figure the amount of your adoption credit and any employer-provided adoption benefits you can exclude from your income. You can claim both the exclusion and the credit for expenses of adopting an eligible child. Current revision Form 8839 PDF Instructions for Form 8839 (Print Version PDF) Recent developments Correction to the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Worksheet — Line 23 within the 2022 instructions for Form 8839 -- 17-MAR-2023 Other items you may find useful All Form 8839 revisions About Publication 15-B, Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits About Publication 972, Child Tax Credit Other current products Related items About Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return About Form 1040-NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Card Formulario SS-5-SP, ADMINISTRACIÓN DEL SEGURO SOCIAL Solicitud para una tarjeta de Seguro Social About Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement About Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Certificate About Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number About Form W-7 A, Application for Taxpayer Identification Number for Pending U.S. Adoptions