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.
We must keep tax records for 10 years for a business
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.
The government requires you to keep business records in Canada for 6 years after the tax year they related to. These documents support and prove the information which one provided on that tax return such as: proof of income, bank statements, etc.
4 yrs
A person should keep personal tax records for about 7 Years in Australia.
We must keep tax records for 10 years for a business
A small business should keep tax records for at least seven years.
Provided his estate went through probate properly in 2004 then you would not usually be expected to keep personal tax records much after that - however if the estate included a business then you may need to keep the records for that for 7 years.
A tax preparer is typically required to keep records of clients for at least three years after the tax return is filed.
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.
TurboTax keeps records for tax purposes for up to seven years.
The government requires you to keep business records in Canada for 6 years after the tax year they related to. These documents support and prove the information which one provided on that tax return such as: proof of income, bank statements, etc.
4 yrs
A person should keep personal tax records for about 7 Years in Australia.
8 years.. earlier it was 10 years
At least ten years.
Various companies keep the records various times. For the most part (for tax purposes) it is best to keep all records for 5 to 7 years after the date.