Adoption expense bill stalled.OTTAWA -- As an election looms the fate of the Child Adoption Expenses Bill, C-246, a private member's bill private member's bill Noun a law proposed by a Member of Parliament who is not a government minister from Alliance M.P. Jay Hill is uncertain. The bill was debated at a second reading in the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. in Feb. and referred on April 20 to the Standing Committee on Finance. The bill would allow a tax deduction Tax deduction An expense that a taxpayer is allowed to deduct from taxable income. tax deduction See deduction. for expenses incurred by parents during the process of adopting a child. Adoptive parents adoptive parents Social medicine Persons who lawfully adopt children, who are generally married couples but may be single persons, including homosexuals; most APs are married could deduct adoption expenses of up to $7,000 when computing their income. |
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