Code 361: abatement of fees and collection costs.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Abatement of Fees and Collection Costs
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Credit (NPJ) I/B Abatement of Fees and Collection Costs 54 Abates a previously posted 360 transaction in whole or in part.
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Document 6209 calls it "Abatement of Fees and Collection Costs".
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