Belford v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Full title: VICKI BELFORD, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Court: United States Tax Court

Date published: Dec 26, 2023

No. 20023-23 (U.S.T.C. Dec. 26, 2023)

Opinion

20023-23

12-26-2023

VICKI BELFORD, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge.

ORDER

Kathleen Kerrigan, Chief Judge.

It has come to the Court's attention that the petition filed in this case on December 14, 2023, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner or of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.

Upon due consideration and for cause, it is

ORDERED that petitioner shall, on or before February 9, 2024, file with the Court a Ratification of Petition bearing a signature in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner has read the petition filed on December 14, 2023, and ratify and affirms the filing of said document. It is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioner a form which may be used by petitioner for purposes of ratifying the petition.

RATIFICATION OF PETITION

__, have read the Petition filed with the Court on and do hereby ratify and affirm the filing of said document by affixing my signature hereto.