Opinion
9904-22
07-01-2022
STEPHEN D. SHU & SUZANNE B. SHU, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge.
Upon further review of the record in this case, the Court notes that the Petition, filed April 26, 2022, has not been properly executed, insofar as it has not been signed by petitioner Stephen D. Shu or a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court, as required by the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.
However, on June 28, 2022, the parties filed a Proposed Stipulated Decision, resolving the underlying tax liability that is the subject of this proceeding. Insofar as the Court's procedures require a stipulated decision to bear the original signature of the taxpayer, provided at minimum to the filing party as a high-resolution digital image and so maintained by the filing party, Mr. Shu's intentions to file and prosecute the case in this forum have been adequately verified.
Upon due consideration of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that, when the Stipulated Decision is entered in due course, the Petition in this case shall be deemed to have been ratified and affirmed by petitioner Stephen D. Shu.