Ideas for getting rid of old company paper files

[barrydidit]

McDonalds receipts

Inkspe

[WTFH]

Give them to MyHermes to deliver to you.


Safely disposed of.

[vetran]

Neglecting the fact that Hector can go back 20 years if the fancy so takes him/her/it.

surely if you proffer electronic copies over 6 years they have to honour them unless they have evidence of criminal intent?

[TheFaQQer]

surely if you proffer electronic copies over 6 years they have to honour them unless they have evidence of criminal intent?

Yes, they do.

You used to need a dispensation from HMRC to keep them digitally (I did a project all around scanning documents for the client) but that's no longer the case.

I scan mine to PDF using a Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i and then shred them in my Fellowes Automax 130C which does them quietly and in bulk.

[AtW]

HMRC don't require you to keep anything beyond six years plus the current year. So the above is not an issue. Any other reason ?

It's 20 years if they want it. And they might just want it if you tell them that you've shredded old documents...

But, if the principle advice on the HMRC web site says you don't have to keep them, you can just say "well, your guidance said I could get rid of them, so I did, sorry - don't have the receipts you need".

Did you print out that guidance and shredded it since it got too old?

[dx4100]

Everyone is out to get me!!!!!

[vetran]

OCOQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvs4bOMv5Xw

[MrMarkyMark]

Please find somewhere to store the paper copies, anywhere will do. If HMRC asks for 20 years worth, paper copies are far more fun

[GJABS]

Make paper aeroplanes with it?

Exotic Paper Aircraft

[mudskipper]

Shred it then flog it on ebay as hamster bedding.

PPI Soft Shredded Paper Bedding Hamster/Rabbit/Mice/Rat 200G Pack Of 4 - 11323 | eBay

Also means you can take advantage of the new tax break for online traders