How Do I eFile a Notice of Appearance?

A Notice of Appearance is filed by an attorney/representative to indicate his or her appearance in the appeal. Once a Notice of Appearance has been filed, the filer may receive automatic email notifications whenever a filing is made on the appeal. 

Depending on your user account, you may file either:

  •  a Notice of Appearance (With Document) or 
  • a Notice of Appearance (Without a Document).  
    • Only use a Notice of Appearance (Without a Document)if you have already notified PAAB and the opposing party of your representation in a previous filing.  This filing’s purpose is to electronically associate your user account with your client’s appeal. 
1

Log Into eFile

Log into eFile.

2

Select Existing Appeal

Click Existing Appeals or eFile>Existing Appeal from menu bar.

Enter Docket Number (ex. 2023-077-1500A) into the text box and click eFile.

Image of Existing Appeals button in PAAB eFile
3

Select Notice of Appearance

Select Notice of Appearance from the Document Type drop-down menu.

  • Add Additional Text if necessary.
  • Click Add. 
    • If filing the Notice of Appearance (With Document), you will need to Browse and locate your Notice of Appearance document on your computer to add to the filing. 
  1. Click Add and enter the requested information.  When complete, click Save. 
4

Select Participant Name

Select the Participant Name to which you are associated. Click Next.

5

Add Additional Documents

Add any additional documents to the filing, as desired. 

All eFiled documents must be saved as PDFs. If you need help, find out how to save documents as PDF. 

  • Select the Document Type (i.e. Motion, Taxpayer Exhibit, etc.) from the drop-down menu. If you are unsure of which document type to use, please refer to the eFile Document Guide.
  • Add Additional Text if necessary.
    • For example: enter an exhibit number or letter as additional text; enter the name of a motion as addition text; etc.
  • Click Browse/Choose File to find the document on your computer.
  • Click Add.
    • You can view the document by clicking on the document name in the “View Document” column.
    • If you added the wrong document, click on the document icon in the “Remove” column.

Repeat "Add Documents" steps to add additional documents to one filing before moving on to the next step. 

  • When you are finished adding documents to the filing, click Next. You can also go Back, or Move to Draft. 
6

Submit Filing

When you are ready to file, click Submit the Filing.

  • You can also Add/Remove Documents, go Back, Cancel (Delete) the filing or Move to Draft.
7

Verify Submission

  • A pop-up email message will appear that says: “Your submission is complete.  Click OK to file to PAAB.” Or you can click Cancel and you will be returned to the review and approve filings page where your choices are Add/Remove Documents, Back, Cancel (Delete), Move to Draft, or Submit the Filing.
  • If you clicked OK, your filing will be submitted to PAAB and a message “Your Filing has been submitted” will appear.
8

Check Filing Status

  • Click on Filing Status or go to the home page and click on My Filings to review the status of your submission. Status may be viewed for 60 days, and can be downloaded so it can be printed or saved on your computer.
  • Once PAAB has approved your document(s), the My Filings page will show that the document(s) are Filed.