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You should keep your records for at least 22 months after the end of the tax year the tax return is for. If you send your 2021 to 2022 tax return online by 31 January 2023, keep your records until at least the end of January 2024.

Keep them as long as needed to help with tax preparation or fraud/dispute resolution. And maintain files securely for at least seven years if you've used your statements to support information you've included in your tax return.

Keep records for 7 years if you file a claim for a loss from worthless securities or bad debt deduction. Keep records for 6 years if 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 indefinitely if you do not file a return.

While household bills and bank statements should be kept for at least two years, and insurance documents as long as they are valid.

Knowing that, a good rule of thumb is to save any document that verifies information on your tax return?including Forms W-2 and 1099, bank and brokerage statements, tuition payments and charitable donation receipts?for three to seven years.

Monthly utility/cable/phone bills: Once you know the bill is correct, toss it. But if you deduct some of these costs on your tax return, you'll want to save them with your return (more on that in a moment). Credit card statements: If you know all the charges are correct, you probably don't need to keep this.

Generally, you must keep all required records and supporting documents for a period of six years from the end of the last tax year they relate to.