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Navigator Credit Union is committed to protecting your privacy. In keeping with our promise, we’re partnering with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office for a free community shred day. But how do you know what to shred and what to keep? Navigator has your guide to how long you should keep certain documents.
Save forever
Keep documents related to major life events – birth, marriage, divorce and death. Lock securely:
- Birth certificates or adoption papers
- Social Security Cards
- Citizenship papers or passports
- Marriage or divorce decrees
- Death certificates of family members
Also, keep auto titles and home deeds stored safety for as long as you own the property.
Tax records
Keep tax-related records for seven years. While IRS has three years to audit you, it has up to seven years under certain circumstances. A seven-year window should cover you in either event. The Federal Trade Commission suggests keeping tax returns forever.
Home improvement receipts
Keep these receipts until you sell our home, since certain expenses may reduce your capital gains tax.
Other records
According to the FTC, you can shred many other documents sooner than seven years. After paying credit card or utility bills, shred them immediately. Also shred sales receipts, unless related to warranties, taxes or insurance. After one year, shred bank statements, pay stubs and medical bills (unless you have an unresolved insurance dispute or these documents should be kept as tax records).
Free community shred day
The free shred event is set for Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Walmart located at 3615 Sangani Blvd., D’Iberville, Miss. It will be from 8 a.m. until noon or when the truck is full. Community members may bring up to three bags or boxes of documents to be shredded. It is on a first-come, first serve basis. The free shred day is not open to businesses.
