¹(a) General: A case is commenced in the Court by filing a petition with the Court, inter alia, to redetermine a deficiency set forth in a notice of deficiency issued by the Commissioner, or to redetermine the liability of a transferee or fiduciary set forth in a notice of liability issued by the Commissioner to the transferee or fiduciary, or to obtain a declaratory judgment, or to obtain or restrain a disclosure, or to adjust or readjust partnership items, or to obtain an award for reasonable administrative costs, or to obtain a review of the Commissioner?s failure to abate interest. See Rule 13, Jurisdiction.

(b) Filing Fee: At the time of filing a petition, a fee of $60 shall be paid. The payment of any fee under this paragraph may be waived if the petitioner establishes to the satisfaction of the Court by an affidavit containing specific financial information the inability to make such payment.

¹The amendment is effective as of June 30, 2003.

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