Opinion
18912-23
03-01-2024
IFEANYI OKEKE ANYICHIE, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge.
On November 30, 2023, petitioner filed a petition, which is a statement of taxpayer identification number. On February 21, 2024, petitioner filed a Statement of Tax Payer Identification, which is a statement of taxpayer identification number.
Rule 27(a), Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure, provides that the parties shall refrain from including taxpayer identification numbers in filings made with the Court. Moreover, although a taxpayer is required to submit with a petition a statement of taxpayer identification number, the Court will not file that statement or make it part of the Court's file in this case. Rule 20(b); see Note to Rule 20, 130 T.C. 382-383.
Upon due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that petitioner's petition, filed November 30, 2023, and petitioner's Statement of Tax Payer Identification, filed February 21, 2024, are hereby deemed stricken from the Court's record in this case, are sealed, and shall not be inspected by any person or entity not a party to this case, except by Order of the Court.