Code 500: military.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Military
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I Military 77 Suspends Collections Statute Expiration Date. New Deferment expiration date is input with TC 550. Hold is established if tax module balance is debit; hold is released when balance becomes zero or credit and when TC 502 or 550 is posted. Generates TC 340 Valid CC 50 or 51. See Section 11.8(6) Collection, for appropriate closing codes.
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Document 6209 calls it "Military".
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