Code 040: directs change to valid ssn.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Directs Change to Valid SSN
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
I/B Directs Change to Valid SSN 63 Changes SSN or name of an Account which is on the Valid Segment of the IMF or the valid portion of the BMF. May include changes to Filing Status Code, and spouse SSN: Generated from the IMF transaction.
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What does code 040 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Directs Change to Valid SSN".
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