Code 830: overpayment credit elect (transferred) to next periods tax.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Overpayment Credit Elect (Transferred) to Next Periods Tax
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Debit (PJ) I/B Overpayment Credit Elect (Transferred) to Next Periods Tax 48 Debits the tax module for the amount of credit elected to be transferred to the following period with same type of tax. A manual transfer. Also used to debit the tax module to reapply certain credits arising from adjusted employment tax returns. The corresponding credit is 710. Release Hold Refund Freeze. CAUTION: Credit must be available on Master File at time of posting or it will be unpostable. IMF: See UPC 175. BMF: See UPC 325.
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Document 6209 calls it "Overpayment Credit Elect (Transferred) to Next Periods Tax".
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