Don’t throw away receipts and receipts: that’s what you risk

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How long should we keep them receipts of fines and bills? The minimum time is five years which rises to seven if it concerns the documentation presented to the tax authorities for the tax return. The receipts, however, must be kept for two years or for five if they concern the purchase of medicines. Here is a short guide containing information from the National Consumer Union for resolve doubts on the bureaucracy of fines, receipts, receipts, invoices and bills.

The attachments to 730 and to the single model

The attachments to 730 et al unique model These are the documents to which you need to pay the most attention. It is in fact essential to keep receipts and receipts for purchases such as medicines, condominium expenses, rent, Cud and Cu for at least five years, since the Revenue can make checks within five years of the declaration, extendable to seven in case of failure to submit. The same time frame applies to expenses deducted of school fees, canteens, course registrations, gyms and insurance receipts.

The receipts

Regarding receipts, those relating to the purchase of consumer goods, as anticipated, must be kept for two years. This aspect is fundamental to activate the warranty. Payment receipts for fines, waste taxes, Imu or Tasi must be kept for five years. Increases the required time to ten years storage if it concerns tax bills linked to Irpef, VAT or Irap.

Hotels, restaurants and professional services

It is necessary to conserve the invoices of hotels and restaurants for at least six months, within which the accommodation facilities can request payment of outstanding bills. Shipping notes, however, must be kept for at least eighteen months. As for professional services, it is recommended keep the parcels of lawyers, doctors, dentists or architects for at least three years, as well as bills of exchange and car tax payment receipts. The Regions have a period of three years to contest the non-payment of the car ownership tax, counted from January 1st of the year following payment.

The utilities

Regarding utilities, different timescales are foreseen. The electricity bills they require five years of conservation if they were issued before March 1, 2018, two years if they arrived after that date. The gas bills that concern supplies before March 1, 2019 they must be held for five years, otherwise only two years are enough. Water utilities must be kept for two years if they were issued after January 1, 2020, five years earlier if it is January 1, 2019.

Mortgages and deeds

As for telephone bills, these must be kept for five years. Same time frame for mortgage payments. Bank statements, on the other hand, require longer timescales, it is ten years, the same goes for notarial deeds, deeds, marriage separation or divorce documents, certificates and diplomas.