Receipts for products you no longer own. Junk Mail Old bills for services you no longer use Business letters from an old job Stamps you no longer need
Keep tax return information for 7 years, as well as any receipts for items you deducted from your taxes. The IRS can audit any return up to 6 years after your taxes are filed. Keep insurance records, mortgage statements and proof of charitable donations for up to three years. Make sure to keep very important documents like birth and marriage certificates, social security cards, titles, deeds, and passports. Keep them safe and never get rid of them.
Utilities Auto Medical Pet Business Home Taxes Finances
For alphabetical listings, like brands on receipts, place items starting with A at the top of the stack, working down to Z. For chronological filings, like dates of tax returns, place the most recent documents on the top of the stack, working towards oldest documents at the bottom.
Financial information like tax documents, investment files and mortgage statements might go in one drawer. Personal documents like birth certificates, passports and medical records might go in another drawer. Instruction manuals for various items might go in another.
