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INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954

Secretary or his delegate or the taxpayer has instituted proceedings to have such decision corrected so that it will accord with the mandate, in which event the decision of the Tax Court shall become final when so corrected. (4) REHEARING.—If the Supreme Court orders a rehearing; or if the case is remanded by the United States Court of Appeals to the Tax Court for a rehearing, and if— (A) the time allowed for filing a petition for certiorari has expired and no such petition has been duly filed, or (B) the petition for certiorari has been denied, or (C) the decision of the United States Court of Appeals has been affirmed by the Supreme Court, then the decision of the Tax Court rendered upon such rehearing shall become final in the same manner as though no prior decision of the Tax Court has been rendered. (5) DEFINITION OF "MANDATE".—As used in this section, the term "mandate", in case a mandate has been recalled prior to the expiration of 30 days from the date of issuance thereof, means the final mandate. SEC. 7482. COURTS OF REVIEW.

(a) JURISDICTION.—The United States Courts of Appeals shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review the decisions of the Tax Court, except as provided in section 1254 of Title 28 of the United States Code, in the same manner and to the same extent as decisions of the district courts in civil actions tried without a jury; and the judgment of any such court shall be final, except that it shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari, in the manner provided in section 1254 of Title 28 of the United States Code. (b)

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), such decisions may be reviewed by the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which is located the office to which was made the return of the tax in respect of which the liability arises, or, if no return was made, then by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (2) BY AGREEMENT.—Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), such decisions may be reviewed by any United States Court of Appeals which may be designated by the Secretary or his delegate and the taxpayer by stipulation in writing. (c) P O W E R S. — (1) To AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR REVERSE.

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courts shall have power to affirm or, if the decision of the Tax Court is not in accordance with law, to modify or to reverse the decision of the Tax Court, with or without remanding the case for a rehearing, as justice may require. (2) To MAKE RULES.—Rules for review of decisions of the Tax Court shall be those prescribed by^the Supreme Court under section 2074 of title 28 of the United States Code. Until such rules become effective the rules adopted under authority of section 1141(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 shall remain in effect.

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