Code 844: erroneous refund.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Erroneous Refund
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
I/B Erroneous Refund 77 Zero amount transaction which identifies tax module containing an erroneous refund. Must find an unreversed TC 840 or 846 to post. Freezes entire account from refunding. Freezes any modules with a TC 844 present from offsetting in or out. Refer to -U Freeze in Section 8. Generates “TRANS-844” Transcript for any module that the net module balance has been changed and is credit.
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What does code 844 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Erroneous Refund".
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