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PETITION FOR REFUND

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The Petitioner may represent himself or herself before the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals or

may authorize another person to represent him or her. A representative who is not authorized to practice

law in this state may not engage in the unauthorized practice of law (for example, by conducting a direct

examination of his or her witness; or by arguing the interpretation of an ambiguous statute, regulation, etc.;

or by arguing that a statute, regulation, etc., is unconstitutional). A lawyer, including in-house counsel for

any corporation, who is not authorized to practice law in the State of West Virginia must comply with Rule

8.0 of the Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law, promulgated by the West Virginia Supreme Court of

Appeals (see State Court Rules volume of the W. Va. Code), including engaging a “responsible local

attorney.” This responsible local attorney’s name, West Virginia State Bar membership number, and

signature must be included in this petition.

For any authorized representative, the Petitioner must enclose with the petition a legible copy of

the power of attorney form, Form WV-2848, available on the internet at

I have enclosed the required power of attorney form:

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(check)

Name of Petitioner’s Authorized Representative:

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Occupation of Representative (lawyer, c.p.a., etc.):

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Mailing address of Representative

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(street address & any p.o. box or drawer & zip code)

_______________________________________

Telephone no. of Representative (including area code):

_______________________________________

Fax no. (if any) of Representative (including area code): _______________________________________

E-mail address (if any) of Representative:

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Name, mailing address, telephone no., fax no. (if any),

_______________________________________

e-mail address (if any), & WV State Bar

membership no. of any “responsible local

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attorney”:

_______________________________________

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