Organize Receipts & Tax Documents: Week #19 of 52 Week Organized Home Challenge + Free Printable Cheat Sheet For How Long To Keep Papers

This week we're organizing receipts and tax documents. Plus there's a free printable cheat sheet for how long to keep papers. This week we're organizing receipts and tax documents. Plus there's a free printable cheat sheet for how long to keep papers. [View this email in your browser]( [Home Storage Solutions 101: A Place For Everything That Matters]( Week #19 Challenge: Organize Receipts And Tax Documents Challenge Dear {NAME}, The April 15th deadline for filing your taxes just recently passed, but it probably got you thinking how much you'd like to improve your paper organization skills for next year, to make the process of preparing your tax return even easier. The steps in this week's Organized Home Challenge, all about [organizing tax documents and receipts]( will help with that, and if you follow them next year's tax filing deadline will not feel so ominous! This week's tasks will not be too hard for most people, since if your taxes are easy to do your organization system for receipts and tax documents can be simple too. On the other hand, the more complicated your tax situations is, the more onerous your organizing requirements may become. This challenge is geared towards creating a personal tax organizer system that leans towards simplicity, since that is realistically all that many of us need. However, if you do a lot of itemization of deductions, or have a small business or partnership for example, always consult a tax professional for the final say on what types of items to file and keep for reference for your taxes. You can get the full instructions for how to organize both receipts and tax documents in this week's challenge article. [Click Here For The Organize Receipts & Tax Documents Challenge]( [Pin The Article For Later]( How Long Should You Keep Papers? No one wants paper clutter, but you also want to feel comfortable that the papers you get rid of can be disposed of, instead of worrying that you'll need them again later. To help with that I've researched how long you should keep papers of all varieties, and then provided this printable home document retention schedule cheatsheet that you can reference as needed. [Click Here For How Long Should You Keep Papers?]( [Pin The Article For Later]( Declutter 365 Missions For This Week Remember to use the [May declutter calendar]( to help you get this week's Challenge accomplished, and to [declutter your home in 15 minutes a day](. This week's 15 minute daily missions include: - Monday - Read the [Organized Home Challenge #19: Receipts & Tax Documents]( - Tuesday - [Declutter old receipts, and then organize ones left]( - Wednesday - [Create receipt organizer]( for purse / wallet - Thursday - [Gather old tax records into one central location and file]( - Friday - Create personal tax organizer for current tax information - Saturday - [Declutter/shred paper pile]( - Sunday - [Declutter spring decorations]( [Taylor] [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:taylor@home-storage-solutions-101.com) [Email](mailto:taylor@home-storage-solutions-101.com) [Declutter365]( [Declutter365]( Copyright © 2018 Flanery Companies, LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at my website, Home-Storage-Solutions-101.com for the newsletter and email updates. Our mailing address is: Flanery Companies, LLC 1520 Roundtable DriveWest Lafayette, IN 47906 [Add us to your address book](//home-storage-solutions-101.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=bf68a531a703755257fae2c6d&id=01cb615f2b) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](