Code 961: reverse centralized authorization.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Reverse Centralized Authorization
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I/B/ E Reverse Centralized Authorization 77 Reverses TC 960 and zeros module CAF indicator. BMF: For Reporting Agents File, posts to the entity, and zeros the RAF-Filing and EFTPS Indicators. File Indicator
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Document 6209 calls it "Reverse Centralized Authorization".
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