Code 197: abatement of interest assessed.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Abatement of Interest Assessed
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Credit (NPJ) I/B Abatement of Interest Assessed Generated Transaction Abates previously posted 190 or 196 interest assessments. TC 197 is generated when postings cause the interest assessed to exceed interest due (example: Abatement of tax liability). In addition, TC 197 is generated (as necessary) when a TC 682 is posted.
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What does code 197 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Abatement of Interest Assessed".
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