Code 026: delete changed tin or old plan data.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Delete Changed TIN or Old Plan Data
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I/B E Delete Changed TIN or Old Plan Data Generated Transaction Deletes the Entity data that remained on the MF under the old EIN or SSN. IMF: Creates a “memo” level locator record with the “TO” SSN. 026 I/B IMF/BMF Complete Merge IDRS transaction. See Section 14.7. Appears at the old TIN. 026 E Delete Old Plan Data 64 Deletes plan data under Old Plan Number after resequencing of a plan.
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Document 6209 calls it "Delete Changed TIN or Old Plan Data".
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