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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RETENTION PERIOD

Cancelled Checks
3 Years
Bank Deposit Slips
3 Years
Bank Statements
6 Years
Investment Account Statements 
6 Years
Non Retirement
3 Years After the Sale
Retirement
3 Years After the Sale, Rollover or Distribution
Supporting Docs for Tax Returns
7 Years
Tax Returns
Permanently
Real Estate Records
Permanently
Expense Reports
3 Years
Divorce Decrees
3 Years
Dependent Agreements
3 Years

BUSINESS RECORDS RETENTION PERIOD

Accident Reports/Claims (Settled Cases)

7 Years

Accounts Payable Ledgers And Schedules
7 Years
Accounts Receivable Ledgers And Schedules
8 Years
Audit Reports
Permanently
Bank Statements
3 Years
Capital Stock And Bond Records:
  Ledgers, Transfer Registers,
  Stubs Showing Issues,
  Record of Interest Coupons,
  Options, Etc.
Permanently

Charts Of Accounts

Permanently
Checks (Cancelled Checks For Important Payments, Special Contracts, Purchase Of Assets, Payment Of Taxes, etc.  Checks Should Be Filed With The Papers Pertaining To The Underlying Transaction
Permanently
Checks (Cancelled Except Those Noted Above)
7 Years
Contracts And Leases (Expired)
7 Years
Contracts And Leases Still In Effect
Permanently
Correspondence, General And Schedules
2 Years
Correspondence, Legal And Important Letters
Permanently
Correspondence, Routine With Customers/Vendors
2 Years
Deeds, Mortgages And Bills Of Sale
Permanently
Depreciation Schedules
Permanently
Employee Personal Records (After Termination)
7 Years
Employment Applications
3 Years
Financial Statements (Year-end, Other Months Optional)
Permanently
General Ledgers, Year-end Trial Balances
Permanently
Insurance Records, Policies, etc.
Permanently
Internal Audit Reports (Miscellaneous)
3 Years
Inventory Records
7 Years
Invoices to Customers Or From Vendors
7 Years
IRA And Keogh Plan Contributions, Rollovers, Transfers And Distribution
Permanently
Minute Books Of Directors, Stockholders, Bylaws & Charter
Permanently
Payroll Records, Summaries And Tax Returns
7 Years
Petty Cash Vouchers
3 Years
Property Records, Including Costs, Depreciation Reserves, Year-End Trial Balances, Depreciation Schedules, Blueprints, And Plans
Permanently
Purchase Orders
3 Years
Receiving Sheets
1 Year
Safety Records
6 Years
Sales Records
7 Years
Stock And Bond Certificates (Cancelled)
7 Years
Subsidiary Ledgers
7 Years
Tax Returns, Revenue Agents' Reports, A nd Other Documents Relating To Determination Of Income Tax Liability
Permanently
Time Cards And Daily Reports
7 Years
Trademark Registrations, Patents, And Copyrights
Permanently
Voucher Register And Schedules
7 Years
Vouchers For Payments To Vendors, Employees, etc. (Includes Allowances & Reimbursements Of Employees, Officers, etc., For Travel & Entertainment Expenses)
7 Years