tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post6340551957395743787..comments2023-06-01T06:34:05.065-05:00Comments on Life and Random Thoughts of A Senior Widow: This 'n' That - Decluttering PaperLoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-79370779382936693352013-09-19T12:41:25.379-05:002013-09-19T12:41:25.379-05:00Thanks for commenting, Ruby! Please read the other...Thanks for commenting, Ruby! Please read the other reply below.Loritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-12680255141581734912013-09-19T12:39:14.977-05:002013-09-19T12:39:14.977-05:00It is easy to keep them intact when you put everyt...It is easy to keep them intact when you put everything in the large envelope from the CPA and put in the file in front of the last year. LOL I will eventually get back to that drawer and shred the rest of the old ones. I just wish the rest of my life was as well organized!!<br /><br />You should have seen the mess my husband had when we got married. He had about 40 years of tax papers in big boxes in the basement! He and his first wife were both self employed and had no filing system at all. When there were receipts and other papers that were needed for tax filing, they got thrown into a box throughout the year. Then the box was taken to their tax preparer to sort and try to figure it all out. I feel sorry for him!<br /><br />My husband was semi retired when we met so things weren't quite as bad, and then he fully retired. What a relief! I could almost do the taxes myself then, except for the complicated investments. Eventually I waded through all his old boxes and got rid of so much that I only had one box left, and filed in order. That was all gone before he passed away. It is very freeing to have paper clutter gone, so I will keep working on it.Loritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-9731321111799673772013-09-19T10:56:02.680-05:002013-09-19T10:56:02.680-05:0024 years of income tax files! How were you able to...24 years of income tax files! How were you able to keep them intact for such long time? *salutes* The issue of storing against shredding financial documents is something serious. Ideally, three years is enough before you get rid of those papers. It is as tied to the IRS statue of limitations. All the same, your sense of organization is still matchless! Ruby@<a href="http://www.williamsdatamanagement.com/?p=business-continuity-planning" rel="nofollow">Williams Data Management</a>Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314434089797506245noreply@blogger.com