Code 140: irp delinquency inquiry.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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IRP Delinquency Inquiry
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
I IRP Delinquency Inquiry Generated Transaction Establishes Entity and/or Tax Module and Status Code 02 (Delinquency Inquiry) within the affected tax module.
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What does code 140 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "IRP Delinquency Inquiry".
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