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Storing Financial Records, Tax Document & Real Estate Records

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1. Carpet Cleaning
2. Flooring
3. General cleaning
4. Swedish and Scandinavian "Stuff" 
5. Local "Arizona "Stuff"
6. Leather info
7. Mold
8. Storing Financial Records etc.
9. Items that need upkeep
 
Tax returns

Tax deduction receipts

Cancelled checks, bank statements, other
  records for tax return (keep check register forever)

Credit card numbers

Credit card statements

Contracts

Household inventory  (videotape home every two years)

Insurance policies (including homeowner's)

Loans & promissory notes

Mortgage interest statements

Mortgage records, settlement sheets,
  home improvement receipts

Personal records; marriage, divorce, birth, military
  service, will, Social Security numbers, passport

Real estate deed

Receipts for major purchases
  (other than home improvement)

Utility bills (non-business related)
        (business related; tax deductible)

Vehicle titles

Warranties
 

Current file
Dead storage
Dead storage

Current file
Dead storage

Current file  & fire-proof box

Current file

Safe-deposit box  & lawyer

Current file & safe-deposit box

Current file; policy #s in safe-dept box

Current file

Current file

Current file &
safe-deposit box

Safe-deposit box
 

Safe-deposit box

Current file
 

Current file
Dead storage

Safe-deposit box

Current file
 

3 years
6 years
6 years

6 years
2 years

Keep current

Just long enough to verify purchases

Until expiration

Update yearly

Until expiration;  life insurance forever

Until 6 years after  paid off

Keep current

Until 6 years
selling your last home

Forever
 

Until property is sold

As long as you own  the item
 

One month
Seven years

As long as you own  the vehicle

Until expiration

This is not tax advice. Please seek the advice of a professional tax consultant. A current file is an easy-to-use file kept at home.
A dead-storage file can be a box kept in a closet or storage area. A safe-deposit box or a fire-proof box at home is used to keep
important papers together.

Shred anything bearing your name, address, or Social Security number. This includes unwanted credit card applications.
Preventing identify theft is worth the cost of a home shredder. We don't take responsibiltiy for any of above information. Always consult with a lawyer, tax consultant verifying if in doubt regarding storing of important documents.