storage time for bills etc?

[Sopdet]

I think it is 7 years, my tax agent has all of my tax stuff. Bills & statements I get electronically so don't actually have paper versions of them.

[MamaPan]

7 yrs for tax purposes - that's how long they can auit you for. its a paint o keep them - i paid a student to come and scan and fil by date electronically. then i keep one year in a filing box and do it once per year.

[Feijoa Mum]

Can you scan the not so important stuff (ie stuff not needing originals) and put it on a disk to free up some space??

[leckert]

Can you scan the not so important stuff (ie stuff not needing originals) and put it on a disk to free up some space??

I'm not sure what I don't need originals for and what I do - but I will probably shred the stuff that's over 7 years old and just keep filing the more recent stuff.
Will probably sort it so each year goes in it's own plastic pocket or two to make it a bit easier for shredding in later years and finding appropriate docs later

[MamaPan]

you should be ok with scans of most stuff