Code 446: merged transaction indicator.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Merged Transaction Indicator
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
I/B E Merged Transaction Indicator Generated Transaction Posts to the MF module which receives the merged transactions from the module which is dissolved. Contains current cycle and a list of the transactions merged in the cycle the TC 446 posts. The transactions contain a cycle prior to that of the TC 446.
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What does code 446 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Merged Transaction Indicator".
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