Code 641: dishonored advanced payment.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Document 6209 says
Debit. Used on individual (IMF) accounts.
Dishonored Advanced Payment
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
Debit (PJ) I/B Dishonored Advanced Payment 19, 24, 58, 87 Reverses a dishonored payment submitted as a designated advanced payment. Reduces TC 640 credit in whole or in part. BMF/IMF: Releases TC 640 freeze, if net of 64X transactions reach zero. If not accompanied by secondary a TC 280, a TC 286 is systemically generated.
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Document 6209 calls it "Dishonored Advanced Payment".
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