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Rule 162 provides that “Any motion to vacate or revise a
decision, with or without a new or further trial, shall be filed
within 30 days after the decision has been entered, unless the
Court shall otherwise permit.” (Emphasis added.) Petitioner did
not file a motion to vacate or revise within 30 days after the
Court’s order of dismissal was entered. Therefore, in order for
his motion to vacate to be considered timely filed, Rule 162
required petitioner to file a motion for leave to file a motion
to vacate or revise, the granting of which lies within the sound
discretion of the Court. See Rule 162; Heim v. Commissioner, 872
F.2d 245, 246 (8th Cir. 1989), affg. T.C. Memo. 1987-1; Stewart
v. Commissioner, supra at ___ (slip op. at 5-6); Brookes v.
Commissioner, 108 T.C. 1, 7 (1997).
Petitioner’s motion for leave was postmarked and mailed
prior to the expiration of the 90-day appeal period. The timely-
mailing/timely-filing provisions of section 7502 apply to a
motion for leave to file a motion to vacate a decision that is
mailed and postmarked prior to, but received by the Court after,
the expiration of the 90-day appeal period. Stewart v.
Commissioner, supra at ___ (slip op. at 13). Therefore, we have
jurisdiction to consider petitioner’s motion for leave. However,
whether the Court retains jurisdiction over petitioner’s case
depends on whether the Court grants leave to file petitioner’s
motion to vacate. Id. at ___ (slip op. at 14). If the Court
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