Code 972: reverses amended/dupl icate return xref tin/tax period data.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Reverses Amended/Dupl icate Return XREF TIN/Tax Period Data
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B/I Reverses Amended/Dupl icate Return XREF TIN/Tax Period Data 77 Used to reverse TC 971.
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Document 6209 calls it "Reverses Amended/Dupl icate Return XREF TIN/Tax Period Data".
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