IRS publication 552, covers Record Keeping for Individuals. (They have a separate one for Business). It covers record keeping (what and how long) for tax records and supporting docs. Pretty easy to understand. Minimum for tax-related is 3 years, but it could be as long as 7.
A person should keep personal tax records for about 7 Years in Australia.
4 yrs
You should keep records of your income tax to prove you did it correctly if questioned later.
We must keep tax records for 10 years for a business
You should keep your business records for a minimum of three years for federal income tax purposes. Records retention for state tax agencies varies, but three years would also be a minimum for these tax authorities as well. Note that your records having to do with any depreciable capital assets should be kept until at least three years after the assets are disposed of. Also, any records having to do with tax carryover items should be kept for at three years after the carryover is used up.
A small business should keep tax records for at least seven years.
A person should keep personal tax records for about 7 Years in Australia.
4 yrs
You should keep records of your income tax to prove you did it correctly if questioned later.
We must keep tax records for 10 years for a business
A tax preparer is typically required to keep records of clients for at least three years after the tax return is filed.
TurboTax keeps records for tax purposes for up to seven years.
You should keep your business records for a minimum of three years for federal income tax purposes. Records retention for state tax agencies varies, but three years would also be a minimum for these tax authorities as well. Note that your records having to do with any depreciable capital assets should be kept until at least three years after the assets are disposed of. Also, any records having to do with tax carryover items should be kept for at three years after the carryover is used up.
8 years.. earlier it was 10 years
At least ten years.
The IRS recommends keeping tax records for at least three years after the filing date of your tax return if you owe no additional tax. If you claim a credit or refund after filing, keep records for two years from the date you filed or three years from the due date of the return, whichever is longer. For situations involving underreporting of income, keep records for six years. In cases of fraud or if no return was filed, there is no statute of limitations, so keep records indefinitely.
If you are referring to expense records used for tax purposes, then you should keep them for the same time period you keep copies of all of your tax documents. This should be a minimum of 3 years from when the due date of that tax year's deadline or when the tax was paid, whichever was later. This is so that you have them in the case of an audit (which is typically in that time frame). So for your 2009 tax returns, if you had a deadline of April 15, 2010 and paid your taxes by that date, then you would keep those tax returns until April 15, 2013.You owe additional tax and situations (2), (3), and (4), below, do not apply to you; keep records for 3 years.You do not report income that you should report, and it is more than 25% of the gross income shown on your return; keep records for 6 years.You file a fraudulent return; keep records indefinitely.You do not file a return; keep records indefinitely.You file a claim for credit or refund* after you file your return; keep records for 3 years from the date you filed your original return or 2 years from the date you paid the tax, whichever is later.You file a claim for a loss from worthless securities or bad debt deduction; keep records for 7 years.Keep all employment tax records for at least 4 years after the date that the tax becomes due or is paid, whichever is later.