Code 700: credit applied.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Document 6209 says
Credit. Used on individual (IMF) accounts.
Credit Applied
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
Credit (PJ) I/B Credit Applied 24, 58 Credits Tax Module for a manually transferred amount. Will have corresponding debit TC 820 if amount is from a MF Account. Accounting credit posts in erroneous refund cases to prevent bill from generating. Credit will be reversed once refund repaid. For MFT 04, only valid for tax periods subsequent to 199412. Tax period must end in “12”. Not valid with doc code 34.
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What does code 700 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Credit Applied".
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