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Kinds of Records to Keep


















                                                                      Gross
                                                                     Receipts.



                                                      Assets.                       Inventory.





                                                                     Types of
                                                                     Records
                                                    Employment                     Expenses.
                                                       Taxes.

                                                                      Travel,
                                                                    Transport,
     Purchases, sales, payroll, and other                         Entertainment                            It is important to keep these
     transactions you have in your                                    & Gift                               documents because they support
     business generate supporting                                   Expenses.                              the entries in your books and on
     documents. Supporting documents                                                                       your tax return. Keep them in an
     include sales slips, paid bills,                                                                      orderly fashion and in a safe
     invoices, receipts, deposit slips,                                                                    place. For instance, organize
     and canceled checks. These                                                                            them by year and type of income
     documents contain information                                                                         or expense.
     you need to record in your books.

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