Reminder:
Internal Revenue Manual Part 25. Special Topics · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
Establish a monitor base on IDRS using Category Code "MISC" with the current date as the received date.
Case Status
Activity Code
Definition
(1) Excess Collection File (XSF)
EXCSS/###
Form 8758, Excess Collection File Addition, or Form 8765, IDRS Control File Credit Application, used to transfer a payment or credit to post TO and/or FROM the XSF.
(2) Manual Refund
MNREF/###
When monitoring a manual refund to post within two cycles.
(3) Moving Specific Year Account
F12810/###
Form 12810 used to initiate TC 370/400 procedures and monitor the posting of the moved return for the common number ("from" side) within 30 day increments.
(4) Lost Refund
841/### or 700/###
When crediting the account to resolve the lost refund using CC IDT48 or IDT58 and monitor the credit to post within three cycles.
(5) Refund Reversal
843REQ/### or 702REQ/###
When monitoring Form 3245/Form 3809 reversals for the credit to post within three cycles.
(6) TOP Offset
PNDMRR/###
When monitoring the account for a manual TOP Offset Reversal sent to Bureau of the Fiscal Services (BFS) to post the credit within 60 day increments.
(5) Listed below are activity codes to be used for case scenarios that do not include monitoring actions.
Case Action
Activity Code
Definition
(1) Before CII case is closed
PRVACTN
When an account was previously corrected and there are no other actions necessary.
(2) Before CII case is closed
OPNDNERR
When a control base was created in error and will be closed.
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