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Maintaining certain financial records indefinitely can safeguard against future tax disputes, facilitate asset management and ensure compliance.

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General tax return documents should be kept at least three years, Stranger said.

These documents serve as a historical record of an individuals income, deductions and tax payments.

This can cause a loss or reduction in allowed deductions, and you could end up owing taxes.

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DiSanto explained, That inevitably comes into play when you sell the property.

Youre going to calculate your capital gains tax.

This includes documents detailing contributions, rollovers and distributions.

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These documents are essential for tracking tax-deferred contributions and required minimum distributions, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations.

He explained that doing so ensures that all of ones transactions in a given year are validated.

Put it in the same folder with all of those documents and just keep it, DiSanto said.

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It doesnt take up much space anymore.

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