Shredding Best Practices for Tax Day & Year-Round

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Tax Day in the USA Tax Day in the U.S. is Tuesday, April 15, 2025, marking the deadline to file your income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you’re an American living abroad, you have until June 16, 2025, to file and pay your taxes. Interestingly, federal tax returns were not always…

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Deciding What to Keep, Scan & Shred

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If you’ve ever done a spring clean, you’ve likely encountered different strategies to make the process more effective. One common approach is to create sorting piles: “keep,” “donate,” “recycle/trash,” or “sell.” The goal is to declutter and become more organized. Similarly, managing documents in the office or home with a structured plan enhances efficiency and…

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Reducing Paper Dependence in the Year Ahead

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A Brief History of Paper The story of paper begins about three thousand years ago in ancient Egypt, where early forms of paper were crafted using rushes that grew along the Nile River. By the 2nd century AD, the Chinese improved upon this method by grinding mulberry bark and cotton to create paper for the…

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Simplify Tax Season with a File Room Purge

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You’ve probably heard Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “…in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” While we can’t escape taxes, we can certainly make tax season less daunting with proper preparation. The term “purge” encompasses many things, all involving the removal of unwanted, outdated, or harmful items. When it comes to your files,…

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Creating an Effective Document Management Plan for Your Business

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Having a records management plan in place for your business provides the opportunity to keep your critical information secure at all times. In a time where identity theft and fraud cases continue to take place, it’s that much more important that your business is taking the right precautions to secure its data. For accounting, regulatory,…

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