Code 960: add/update centralized authorization file indicator reporting agents file.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Add/Update Centralized Authorization File Indicator Reporting Agents File
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I/B/ E Add/Update Centralized Authorization File Indicator Reporting Agents File 77 Adds/updates CAF indicator to the module. Causes notices and/or refunds to be sent to authorized representative. Also can be generated when a TC 150 or 620 (BMF) with a significant CAF code posts and an unreversed TC 960 is not already posted. Also posts to the entity and sets the RAF-Filing and EFTPS Indicators.
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Document 6209 calls it "Add/Update Centralized Authorization File Indicator Reporting Agents File".
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