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Depends how good they are. You may not want to be reminded of the pittence you get paid. Then again.... 
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I keep mine until I lose them.
So, a couple of months at most?
So, a couple of months at most?
If you intend to buy house, get loan etc you may need to provide 3 to 6 months payslips. So it is probably worth keeping the last few for this reason.
In my case, I have no idea where most of them are!! I could probably lay my hands on last 12 months or so if I did a tidy up though.
In my case, I have no idea where most of them are!! I could probably lay my hands on last 12 months or so if I did a tidy up though.
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I've got eights years worth, why? I dunno.
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I have a feeling the tax-man can ask to see payslips (or other proof like bank statements) up to FIVE years after, so keep some sort of prrof for that long. Although I'm not sure!
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you should probably keep at least the current tax years worth. I have about 8 years worth + bank statements for that period but I am a bit anal about these things 
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In an envelope in a draw/cabinet/box somewhere, they aren’t what you would call large.Basher said:
You're supposed to keep them for SEVEN years, as the tax man can ask to see documents relaing to your income dating back up to seven years.
Reason is that any queries relating to the amount of tax you pay (eg reclaiming overpayments, taxman claiming underpaymente etc) can be made for up to seven years in court. After that, claims can't be made so there's no need to keep the paperwork.
You're supposed to keep bank statements, P60s, tax statements and bank statements from your bank etc for the same period.
[EDIT] If you're after storage space for them, do what I do - scan them into a PDF document on your pc, and put them on disc. Then destroy the paper.
There is NOTHING in the rules that says the documents have to be in paper format, and I have that on authority from my best mate, who'se a tax inspector and his wife who's a tax advisor for the Revenue. Afterall, how do big multinational companies submit their tax returns....electronically of course...they just export the data from their systems and send it on CD or by email to the Revenue. The guy that sits next to me is responsible for it for our department at work. [/EDIT]
Reason is that any queries relating to the amount of tax you pay (eg reclaiming overpayments, taxman claiming underpaymente etc) can be made for up to seven years in court. After that, claims can't be made so there's no need to keep the paperwork.
You're supposed to keep bank statements, P60s, tax statements and bank statements from your bank etc for the same period.
[EDIT] If you're after storage space for them, do what I do - scan them into a PDF document on your pc, and put them on disc. Then destroy the paper.
There is NOTHING in the rules that says the documents have to be in paper format, and I have that on authority from my best mate, who'se a tax inspector and his wife who's a tax advisor for the Revenue. Afterall, how do big multinational companies submit their tax returns....electronically of course...they just export the data from their systems and send it on CD or by email to the Revenue. The guy that sits next to me is responsible for it for our department at work. [/EDIT]
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