Code 430: estimated tax.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Credit. Used on individual (IMF) accounts.
Estimated Tax
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
Credit I Estimated Tax 20, 61 Posts to the MF and establishes a tax module, if (PJ) Declaration necessary, to record ES tax payment. Reversed by TC 661 or 662. 430 I Entity Created by TC 430 Generated Transaction Indicates that the Master File Entity was created from the posting of the ES payment. Posts to the Entity. 431 Obsolete
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What does code 430 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Estimated Tax".
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