Opinion
13826-21
09-01-2021
ORDER
Maurice B. Foley Chief Judge
The petition in this case was filed on April 21, 2021. That petition was not signed by petitioner or a practitioner admitted to practice before the Tax Court, as required by the Tax Court Rules.
On August 25, 2021, a proposed stipulated decision bearing petitioner's signature was filed electronically with the Court. Insofar as the Court's procedures require all stipulated decisions to bear original signatures of the taxpayers, provided at minimum to the filing party as a high-resolution digital image and so maintained by the filing party, petitioner's intention to file and prosecute the case in this forum has been adequately verified.
Upon due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that when the stipulated decision is entered in due course, the petition in this case, filed April 21, 2021, shall be deemed to have been ratified and affirmed by petitioner.
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