Organizing Solutions for Shredding the Past and Living in the Present: FREE Shred Event

Organizing solutions for your paper are needed now!

Ah, tax season. The time of year when we are all mandated to examine our paper and take a good hard look at our filing systems, along with how we have used and retained our paper in the previous year.

For those with clearly established paper retention/shredding guidelines, congratulations! You can sleep soundly tonight with the knowledge that you are both an upstanding citizen in the eyes of the Federal Government, and secure from identity theft.

For the rest of us, there is no better time to start than now. Here are several ways in which you can take control of your paper:

• “GO” Organization Tips: Handling Piles of Papers
• Organizing The Household Paper Trail: Tip #1
• Organizing The Household Paper Trail: Tip #2
• Organizing The Household Paper Trail: Tip #3
• Organizing The Household Paper Trail: Tip #4

We recommend gathering piles together into one place and working through your pile, piece by piece. Be sure to have a recycle bin nearby and a box for shredding.

Let your paper talk to you. Does it require an action? Can you find it online? Try to focus on keeping only paper that you need to refer to, keep for legal reasons, or need to act upon.

Shredding old documents and recycling unneeded paper will drastically improve your experience as you prepare to submit your taxes, in addition to making you feel more organized and streamlined in both your home and office.

Need help to determine what to keep and what to shred?

For a free downloadable list of paper retention guidelines, sign up for our free newsletter. You will find the link to subscribe at the bottom of our home page. Keep this list near your paper files and refer to it when you need guidance.
Disclaimer: We are not tax specialists. Always refer to your tax accountant if you are unsure of what to keep.