| With April 15th right around the corner, you no doubt | | | | can only go back five years, anything you've saved |
| are rifling through important papers and receipts, | | | | dated prior to the cutoff needs to be shredding |
| collecting all the information you need to deliver an | | | | beyond recognition. |
| accurate tax return to the IRS. Depending on how | | | | Usually in March or April to coincide with tax |
| much you have to write off, it's important to ensure | | | | preparation, banks and other financial companies may |
| you have the necessary paperwork to back up your | | | | sponsor a public shredding event to raise awareness |
| claims. Superfluous data, however, can be eliminated, | | | | of identity safety. For the price of a small donation to a |
| but as much of it may contain sensitive information | | | | charity - usually canned good or other gently used |
| you want to dispose of it correctly. That's why | | | | items - people can bring their backlog of paper to be |
| shredding should be a part of your tax preparation. | | | | destroyed. Industrial shredders built into the backs of |
| Some people may be reluctant to take paper to a | | | | trucks tear through the paper and plastic credit cards |
| professional shredder for fear of being audited. | | | | and create piles of illegible remains which are usually |
| Nobody wants to destroy information that may be | | | | taken to a recycling center. Your information remains |
| needed sometime down the road, yet keeping loose | | | | secure and you help the environment by reducing |
| receipts and bank slips around can post a threat to | | | | waste! |
| your financial security. Were somebody to get his/her | | | | When you're through with your taxes this year, take |
| hands on a Social Security number, a bank account | | | | the time to shred what's left, what you don't need. |
| number or other data, it could prove a hassle to | | | | You'll clear your home of clutter and live with peace of |
| correct any identity theft problems. As an official audit | | | | mind that your finances are more secure. |