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DAM, SNELL AND TAVEIRNE, LTD.
Certified Public Accountants

Records Retention Check List 2 of 2

These rules principally apply to tax related issues. Your business may
dictate different retention rules. Please contact your attorney.

{Please Note: Records Retention Check List is on 2 pages. Please print both pages for information}

ACCOUNTING YRS CORPORATE/PARTNERSHIP RECORDS YRS
Bank statements & deposit slips
Payroll (time cards)
Payroll individual time reports
& earnings records
Cash receipts & disbursements journals
Checks (payroll & general)
Cash books
Expense reports
Subsidiary ledgers
(Including A/P & A/R ledgers)
Client invoices
Monthly trial balances
Vouchers for payments to vendors,
employees, etc.
Auditing reports
General ledgers & journals
10
3
8
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7
8
10
6
7
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7
7
8
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Perm
Mortgages, notes & leases (after expiration)
By-laws, charter, & minute books
Contracts & agreements (after termination)
Copyrights, trademark & patent registrations
Deed & easements
Capital stock & bond records
(including stock certificates & transfer lists)
Checks re. taxes, important contracts
& purchase of assets
Labor contracts
Retirement & pension records
Partnership agreements or
corporate documents
8
Perm
10
Perm
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Perm
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Perm
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TAX RETURNS & WORKPAPERS YRS ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS YRS
Income tax returns & workpapers
Payroll tax returns & W-2's
Depreciation schedules
Equipment records (after disposition)
Perm
Perm
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5
Annual financial reports
Monthly/interim financial statements
Administrative records - accident reports
& claims (after accident or settlement)
Perm
7
6
Dam Snell and Taveirne, Ltd.
21 Rollins Road
Fox Lake, IL. 60020
847-587-3022
847-587-4351-Fax

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Dam Snell and Taveirne, Ltd.
1512 Artaius Parkway Suite 203
Libertyville, IL. 60048
847-367-4448
847-367-2606-Fax

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