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Code 130: entire account frozen from refunding.

From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.

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Document 6209 says

Used on individual (IMF) accounts.

Entire Account Frozen from Refunding
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
I/B Entire Account Frozen from Refunding 77 Entire account is frozen from refunding, overpayment is applied to NMF. Credits of $25.00 or more. Overpayments in excess of $24.99 will cause a CP44 to be generated. IMF: Freeze only if more than $24.99. TC 131 or TC 824 will reverse all previously posted TC 130s See note below (TC 824 may or may not have a money amount). Credits under $25.00 before interest will be refunded, but TC 130 Freeze will not be released. TC 130 with closing code 03, 12, or 24-32 should correspond to a BMF liability written off with TC 530 and will have similar TC 130 closing code.

After code 130

Not enough shared timelines with this code yet. The block fills in once 30 people with code 130 share theirs from the result page.

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What does code 130 mean on my IRS transcript?

Document 6209 calls it "Entire Account Frozen from Refunding".

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