3 years, yes. But if they suspect you committed fraud, I think they can go back more.
I keep all papers. 2 years in my filing cabinet and 3 years boxed, then I scan anything after that and store them on a CD-ROM. In California, good idea to keep anything written for at least 4 years, especially credit card statements or other contracts. At 11:34 PM 9/5/2002 +0000, you wrote: >FYI, > >IRS has a pub on Recordkeeping Requirements >includes how long you have to keep stuff in case you get >audited > >normally, 3 years past the date the return was due to be >filed > >good idea to keep all supporting documentation (bank >statements, cancelled checks, credit card statements) >that relate to your tax return for the same length of >time. > >-Ben > > > right > > > > i wish some one told me to keep that paper stuff 3 years ago.. > > let alone 3 months ago... > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
