So I my husband and I have spent the last few weeks organizing and decluttering everything in the house. We even tackled the attic and garage over the weekend. All that is left is my husband's home office. My question is about the files? How long should we keep things. For example how many years back to do we need to hold onto things like tax returns, Do I need to keep last year's utility bills? (we have two home businesses so utilities are claimed). What about paycheck stubs? I have no idea what the rule of thumb is for this stuff and our files are overflowing.
Thanks