Code 849: refund transferred into account.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Document 6209 says
Debit. Used on individual (IMF) accounts.
Refund transferred into account
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
Debit (PJ) I Refund transferred into account 48 Debits tax module for a refund being transferred from another tax module. Requires a counter entry of TC 848 to credit the correct tax module.
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What does code 849 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Refund transferred into account".
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