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• ADOPTION TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
  
  Parents in the process of a domestic U.S. adoption who do not have and/or are unable to obtain the child's Social Security number (SSN) should request an adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN) from the IRS to claim the child as a dependent and (if eligible) to claim the child care credit. Form W-7A, application for taxpayer identification number for pending adoptions, is used by qualifying taxpayers to obtain an ATIN.
  
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