Maine Document Organizer and Retention
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A retention period (associated with a retention schedule or retention program) is an aspect of records and information management (RIM) and the records life cycle that identifies the duration of time for which the information should be maintained or "retained," irrespective of format (paper, electronic, or other).
A DRP will identify documents that need to be maintained, contain guidelines for how long certain documents should be kept, and save your company valuable computer and physical storage space.
Document retention guidelines typically require businesses to store records for one, three or seven years. In some cases, you will need to keep the records forever.
Knowing that, a good rule of thumb is to save any document that verifies information on your tax returnincluding Forms W-2 and 1099, bank and brokerage statements, tuition payments and charitable donation receiptsfor three to seven years.
A records retention schedule is a policy that defines how long data items must be kept and provides disposal guidelines for how data items should be discarded.
Records Retention Guideline #4: Keep everyday paperwork for 3 yearsMonthly financial statements.Credit card statements.Utility records.Employment applications (for businesses)Medical bills (in case of insurance disputes)
Records retention refers to methods and practices organizations use to maintain important information for a required period of time for administrative, financial, legal, and historical purposes. It applies to paper documents as well as the retention of electronic records such as word documents and spreadsheets.
A document retention schedule is a policy that clearly defines what documents need to be maintained and for how long. A retention policy will include all types of documents and records that are created on behalf of the company as part of its business.
(also disposition standard), n. The length of time records should be kept in a certain location or form for administrative, legal, fiscal, historical, or other purposes.
A maximum retention period tells you when to destroy a certain record. When this period has lapsed you are really not supposed to have the record anymore. It is time to say goodbye to it. In some countries, though, there are exceptions when you issue a legal hold notice or a tax hold notice.
