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Spring Clean.Your Home Office

Family Balance Sheet

As I was removed everything from the desk, I decided right then if it was trash and needed to be shredded, needed to be filed or put elsewhere, or donated. They are really not that expensive considering that they will help prevent identity theft. I had let my desk get out of control. once again. I also cleaned out the drawers.

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

Family Balance Sheet

Some Ideas For Keeping Your Financial Records Organized: For our personal taxes, we keep a present year file for tax deduction documents, such as receipts for charitable contributions, mortgage tax payments, receipts for school and real estate taxes, Goodwill donations, etc. This will help you avoid possible identity theft.

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Give Now, Save Later: How Charitable Giving Affects Taxes

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The end of the year brings festive feelings and a need to donate, considering it’s the holidays. LifeLock provides enhanced, online reporting of identity theft threats and advanced checking and savings account application alerts. Charitable donations affect the amount of taxes owed in the form of an itemized tax deduction.

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